How Many People Are Named Anthea?
An estimated 758 people in the United States have the first name Anthea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Anthea peaked in popularity in 1990 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anthea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anthea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
758
About 1 in 452,183 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
20 births
Total Registered
830
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anthea
Anthea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 830 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anthea as a female name
Ranked #9,592 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (20 births)
Anthea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anthea span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 138 babies were registered. While Anthea is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Anthea by Decade
How has Anthea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anthea by State
Anthea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anthea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anthea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anthea?
We estimate approximately 758 people named Anthea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 452,183 Americans share this first name.
Is Anthea a common name?
Anthea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 830 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anthea most popular?
Anthea reached peak popularity in 1990, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anthea is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anthea a female name?
Anthea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anthea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anthea Smith, Anthea Johnson, Anthea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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