Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Ianthe is associated with a sea nymph and a daughter of Oceanus.
Ianthe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 0 boys · 47 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 9 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 7 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 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.
Ianthe’s family of names
Ianthe has a related form in Iantha. Ianthe has a related form in Ianthea. Ianthe has a related form in Ianthia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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