Fun Facts About the Name Ianthia
- 11 babies named Ianthia: U.S. records list 11 babies given the name Ianthia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ianthia Mean?
Ianthia is a feminine name built on the Greek name Ianthe (Ἰάνθη), with the added ending -ia. Ianthe joins ion (ἴον), "violet," and anthos (ἄνθος), "flower," so its literal sense is "violet flower." Since the Greek word for the violet also named the flower's color, the name is sometimes given as "purple flower." The -ia ending gives the name the Latinized shape that many Greek names took on as they passed into later European languages; Ianthia carries the same meaning as the Ianthe it is formed from.
Ianthia Name History & Origins
Ianthe belongs to Greek myth. Hesiod lists an Oceanid named Ianthe among the sea nymphs, and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter counts an Ianthe among Persephone's companions. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Ianthe is the Cretan girl of Phaestus betrothed to Iphis. These are uses of Ianthe; Ianthia is the longer, less common form.
The name reached English through the classical tradition and was used by poets. Lord Byron addressed Lady Charlotte Harley as "Ianthe" in the dedication to Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, one of several places the name appears in his verse. The -ia form, Ianthia, follows the usual path by which a Greek name ending in -e took a Latin -ia ending, and it is the rarer of the two spellings in modern use.
How Popular is the Name Ianthia?
Ianthia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1952. Its best rank was #5,148 in 1927.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | #5,149 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1927 | #5,148 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ianthia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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