Blythe
Blythe was the 2052nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1076th; the most babies were born in 2013 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 557 places. More babies were named Blythe in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,052 girls, up 51 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- 94% girls, 6% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,441babies recorded
Blythe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,052 | #7,747 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020 | #2,103 | #7,591 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010 | #2,239 | #12,473 | 86 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,515 | #5,960 | 60 | 11 |
| 1990 | #1,908 | #8,246 | 73 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,131 | — | 48 | — |
| 1970 | #1,784 | — | 50 | — |
| 1960 | #2,578 | — | 22 | — |
| 1950 | #2,058 | — | 22 | — |
| 1940 | #3,244 | — | 8 | — |
| 1930 | #3,699 | — | 7 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Blythe, counting every spelling?
Blythe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Blythe?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Blythe (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Blythe born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Blythe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Blythe?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Blythe are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 11 and 43. That makes Blythe mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Blythe by state
How common Blythe was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.4×), Virginia (2.0×), Georgia (1.7×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Blythe
How popular is the name Blythe?
Blythe was the 2052nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1076th; the most babies were born in 2013 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 557 places. More babies were named Blythe in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Blythe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 94% girls, 6% boys given the name Blythe in the US.
Where is Blythe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Blythe was most common in South Carolina (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and North Carolina.