Given name & surname
Blyth
“filled with happiness”·“one who is cheerful and carefree”
Blyth is a variant of Blythe. Interpretations include “filled with happiness” (English) and “one who is cheerful and carefree” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blyth is a variant of Blythe. Interpretations include “filled with happiness” (English) and “one who is cheerful and carefree” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blyth is a variant of Blythe. An origin associated with Blythe is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blyth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 6 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 6 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 as a first name in 2020; 935 as a surname 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.
People named Blyth
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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