Given name
Zanthia
“yellow-haired woman; blonde”
Zanthia is a variant of Zanthe. In Greek use, Zanthe carries the interpretation “yellow-haired woman; blonde.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zanthia is a variant of Zanthe. In Greek use, Zanthe carries the interpretation “yellow-haired woman; blonde.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zanthia connects to the Xanthe name family through Zanthe. An origin associated with Xanthe is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zanthia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 7 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 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zanthia’s family of names
Zanthia has a related form in Zanthe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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