# Anthea (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anthea/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “blossom” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈænθiːə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 839 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 839 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 137, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνθη (ánthē, “blossom”).

## What it means

Anthea is grouped under flower.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 12,287 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17,147 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,111 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11,071 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9,544 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10,960 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8,841 |
| 2018 | 13 | 8,202 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7,388 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9,013 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9,638 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9,121 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6,962 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9,627 |
| 2025 | 9 | 10,179 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 3,397 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4,564 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3,536 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,899 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,867 |

## In other languages

- Portuguese: Anteia
- Spanish: Antía

## People named Anthea

- Anthea Stewart, field hockey player
- Anthea McIntyre, British politician (born 1954)
- Anthea Bell, English translator (1936-2018)
- Anthea Hamilton, British artist (born 1978)
- Anthea Turner, English television presenter and media personality

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.