Given name
Antha
“lady of the flowers”
Antha is a variant of Anthea. One Greek interpretation is “lady of the flowers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Antha is a variant of Anthea. One Greek interpretation is “lady of the flowers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Antha is a variant of Anthea. An origin associated with Anthea is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 327
- 0 boys · 327 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 179 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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