Xanthe

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Xanthe first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 70 babies (rank #575 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Xanthe

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Xanthe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

876

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#1,221
1997	27	#849
1998	16	#1,256
1999	18	#1,159
2000	23	#968
2001	22	#991
2002	23	#997
2003	23	#1,053
2004	19	#1,250
2005	66	#523
2006	60	#579
2007	57	#622
2008	44	#788
2009	55	#678
2010	70	#575
2011	50	#764
2012	67	#634
2013	48	#811
2014	52	#762
2015	54	#734
2016	66	#644