Parthenia
Parthenia was the 9316th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 651st; the most babies were born in 1923 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,371 places. More babies were named Parthenia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,316 girls, up 5,372 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192328 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,458babies recorded
Parthenia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,316 | 11 |
| 2020 | #14,688 | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,851 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,639 | 13 |
| 1950 | #1,989 | 24 |
| 1940 | #2,082 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,859 | 20 |
| 1920 | #2,443 | 15 |
| 1910 | #1,317 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,295 | 10 |
| 1890 | #991 | 9 |
| 1880 | #916 | 5 |
How popular is Parthenia, counting every spelling?
Parthenia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Parthenia?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Parthenia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Parthenia 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Parthenia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Parthenia?
About 600 people born in the US named Parthenia are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 49 and 76. That makes Parthenia a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Parthenia by state
How common Parthenia was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. In 49 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 Parthenia
How popular is the name Parthenia?
Parthenia was the 9316th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 651st; the most babies were born in 1923 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,371 places. More babies were named Parthenia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Parthenia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Parthenia in the US.
Where was Parthenia most popular?
In 1921–1925, Parthenia was most common in Virginia (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.