# Xanthe (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/xanthe/  
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 | “blond-haired”, “yellow” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈzænθi/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 324 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 324 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,273, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξανθή (Xanthḗ, literally “blond-haired”), from ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”).

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | 10,787 |
| 2008 | 11 | 10,777 |
| 2009 | 7 | 15,166 |
| 2010 | 5 | 19,692 |
| 2011 | 7 | 14,760 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,917 |
| 2014 | 5 | 19,081 |
| 2015 | 6 | 16,312 |
| 2016 | 6 | 16,133 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12,666 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15,586 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12,090 |
| 2022 | 5 | 17,633 |
| 2023 | 5 | 17,489 |
| 2025 | 15 | 7,468 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 749 |
| 2012 | 67 | 624 |
| 2013 | 48 | 802 |
| 2014 | 52 | 750 |
| 2015 | 54 | 731 |
| 2016 | 66 | 638 |
| 2017 | 50 | 785 |
| 2018 | 61 | 657 |
| 2019 | 47 | 796 |
| 2020 | 40 | 894 |
| 2021 | 36 | 957 |
| 2022 | 35 | 982 |
| 2023 | 42 | 851 |
| 2024 | 51 | 736 |
| 2025 | 35 | 983 |

## People named Xanthe

- Xanthe Huynh, American voice actress

## 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.