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Blythe Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Blythe?

The rare name Blythe was the 2,001st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Blythe, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1074 was reached in 1974.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2013 with 174 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Blythe was less than 5, most recently in 1943.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Blythe occurred roughly during the years 1948-1952, 1959-1962, 1966-1970, 1998-2002, and 2006-2012, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1990-1993, and 2016-2017.

Sometimes the name Blythe has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Blythe popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

For a number of years, the name Blythe has steadily increased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Blythe for their newborn has dropped.

The name Blythe is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Blythe (Girl)Blythe (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 97 2,001 6 10,895
2017 117 1,776 7 9,796
2016 168 1,385 6 10,904
2015 153 1,494 6 10,830
2014 169 1,369 9 8,213
2013 174 1,336 7 9,758
2012 165 1,395 8 8,961
2011 106 1,887 5 12,509
2010 86 2,237 5 12,466
2009 87 2,242 9 8,370
2008 78 2,441 < 5 --
2007 64 2,825 6 11,084
2006 65 2,728 8 8,813
2005 79 2,279 8 8,375
2004 75 2,309 7 9,044
2003 72 2,324 6 9,716
2002 74 2,231 9 7,106
2001 66 2,385 < 5 --
2000 60 2,512 11 5,959
1999 56 2,532 5 10,078
1998 40 3,121 7 7,647
1997 57 2,328 7 7,366
1996 43 2,803 < 5 --
1995 46 2,654 7 7,061
1994 48 2,595 5 8,932
1993 41 2,883 5 8,845
1992 50 2,517 < 5 --
1991 58 2,245 6 7,366
1990 73 1,907 5 8,237
1989 51 2,302 < 5 --
1988 61 1,970 < 5 --
1987 72 1,681 < 5 --
1986 68 1,716 < 5 --
1985 84 1,474 < 5 --
1984 91 1,333 < 5 --
1983 66 1,665 < 5 --
1982 76 1,552 < 5 --
1981 71 1,632 < 5 --
1980 48 2,128 < 5 --
1979 58 1,833 5 6,146
1978 66 1,613 < 5 --
1977 59 1,739 < 5 --
1976 58 1,679 < 5 --
1975 66 1,528 < 5 --
1974 109 1,074 < 5 --
1973 55 1,648 < 5 --
1972 34 2,229 < 5 --
1971 28 2,602 < 5 --
1970 50 1,782 < 5 --
1969 23 2,773 < 5 --
1968 20 2,878 < 5 --
1967 25 2,434 < 5 --
1966 19 2,852 < 5 --
1965 26 2,344 < 5 --
1964 18 3,004 < 5 --
1963 27 2,312 5 4,094
1962 34 1,991 < 5 --
1961 24 2,476 < 5 --
1960 22 2,582 < 5 --
1959 23 2,400 < 5 --
1958 23 2,384 < 5 --
1957 24 2,285 < 5 --
1956 24 2,255 5 3,999
1955 16 2,846 < 5 --
1954 22 2,309 < 5 --
1953 22 2,241 < 5 --
1952 28 1,896 < 5 --
1951 14 2,819 5 3,767
1950 22 2,059 < 5 --
1949 19 2,279 < 5 --
1948 9 3,618 < 5 --
1947 15 2,645 < 5 --
1946 12 2,895 < 5 --
1945 8 3,419 5 3,383
1944 15 2,298 < 5 --
1943 < 5 -- < 5 --
1942 5 4,696 < 5 --
1941 6 4,006 7 2,898
1940 8 3,243 < 5 --
1939 < 5 -- < 5 --
1938 < 5 -- < 5 --
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 11 2,595 < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- < 5 --
1933 7 3,448 < 5 --
1932 8 3,309 < 5 --
1931 5 4,408 < 5 --
1930 7 3,699 < 5 --
1929 5 4,644 < 5 --
1928 7 3,801 5 4,218
1927 7 3,911 < 5 --
1926 6 4,376 < 5 --
1925 < 5 -- < 5 --
1924 6 4,530 < 5 --
1923 10 3,155 < 5 --
1922 11 2,984 5 4,372
1921 6 4,541 < 5 --
1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
1919 8 3,504 < 5 --
1918 7 3,925 5 4,243
1917 10 2,912 5 4,051
1916 < 5 -- < 5 --
1915 11 2,558 5 3,885
1914 < 5 -- < 5 --
1913 < 5 -- < 5 --
1912 5 3,026 < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 6 1,683 < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 6 1,404 < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.