Primarily a girl's name · 95% girls
Blythe is a primarily feminine given name from an Old English surname with the same spelling meaning "cheerful", "joyful", "pleasant", dating further back from the Proto-Germanic word blithiz, meaning "gentle", "kind". Variants of the name include Blyth, Blith, and Blithe.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Blythe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 6 | #1,404 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,683 |
| 1912 | 5 | #3,026 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,558 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,912 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,925 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,504 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,541 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,985 |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,154 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,530 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,377 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,911 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,802 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,645 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,699 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,407 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,308 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,595 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,244 |
| 1941 | 6 | #4,007 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,695 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,299 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,421 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,894 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,644 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,619 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,278 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,058 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,820 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,896 |
| 1953 | 22 | #2,242 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,309 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,849 |
| 1956 | 24 | #2,255 |
| 1957 | 24 | #2,283 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,385 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,400 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,580 |
| 1961 | 24 | #2,474 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,994 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,311 |
| 1964 | 18 | #3,006 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,345 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,854 |
| 1967 | 25 | #2,436 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,880 |
| 1969 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1970 | 50 | #1,783 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,605 |
| 1972 | 34 | #2,231 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,649 |
| 1974 | 109 | #1,075 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,528 |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,679 |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,738 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,614 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,833 |
| 1980 | 48 | #2,131 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,643 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,553 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,666 |
| 1984 | 91 | #1,333 |
| 1985 | 84 | #1,474 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,718 |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,681 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,970 |
| 1989 | 51 | #2,304 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,907 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,247 |
| 1992 | 50 | #2,519 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,594 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,654 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,804 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,329 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,123 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,532 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,515 |
| 2001 | 66 | #2,384 |
| 2002 | 74 | #2,232 |
| 2003 | 72 | #2,325 |
| 2004 | 75 | #2,312 |
| 2005 | 79 | #2,280 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,730 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,827 |
| 2008 | 78 | #2,445 |
| 2009 | 87 | #2,245 |
| 2010 | 86 | #2,239 |
| 2011 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2012 | 165 | #1,397 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,338 |
| 2014 | 169 | #1,371 |
| 2015 | 153 | #1,495 |
| 2016 | 168 | #1,387 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,781 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,979 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1,531 |
| 2020 | 87 | #2,102 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,994 |
| 2022 | 95 | #2,037 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,855 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,862 |
