Anthea
2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Greek ◈ 2 syllables
"Blooming Flower"

From Greek

Blooming Flower Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Anthea at a glance
MeaningBlooming Flower
OriginGreek
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#8923
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Origin & history of Anthea
1
Greek roots
Anthea comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Blooming Flower.
How popular is Anthea?
1990 peak year
The name Anthea reached its peak in 1990, with 20 registrations (ranked #4705). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1932. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8923) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Anthea's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 830 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,705)
12 Avg. per year
(last decade)
120 Total registrations
last 10 years
830 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #8,923) Rare
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Anthea
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
A1
N5
T2
H8
E5
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
Personality of Anthea
🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
📐
Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
🌿
Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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