How Many People Are Named Xanthe?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Xanthe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Xanthe peaked in popularity in 2001 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Xanthe 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 Xanthe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
12 births
Total Registered
309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Xanthe
Xanthe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 309 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Xanthe as a female name
Ranked #17,473 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2001 (12 births)
Xanthe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Xanthe span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 77 babies were registered. Xanthe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Xanthe by Decade
How has Xanthe 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.
Xanthe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Xanthe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Xanthe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xanthe?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Xanthe 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Xanthe a common name?
Xanthe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Xanthe most popular?
Xanthe reached peak popularity in 2001, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Xanthe is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Xanthe a female name?
Xanthe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Xanthe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Xanthe Smith, Xanthe Johnson, Xanthe 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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