Blythe
An English surname and word name alike, from Old English blithe, meaning cheerful or gentle; the related adjective survives in the phrase blithe spirit.
Blythe in 2025
Blythe was given to 102 babies in the United States in 2025 — 10 boys and 92 girls, making it the 3,488th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 32,503 babies born.
The history of Blythe
Blythe reached its highest point in 2013, when 181 babies were given the name, ranking 2,314th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,805th, in 1974.
Across the 129 years of records since 1897, 5,441 babies have been named Blythe. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Blythe by decade
| Decade | Babies named Blythe | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 2,191 |
| 1900s | 6 | 2,560 |
| 1910s | 56 | 3,553 |
| 1920s | 68 | 4,092 |
| 1930s | 38 | 4,448 |
| 1940s | 109 | 3,736 |
| 1950s | 228 | 3,162 |
| 1960s | 243 | 3,190 |
| 1970s | 588 | 1,805 |
| 1980s | 687 | 2,181 |
| 1990s | 559 | 2,994 |
| 2000s | 784 | 3,515 |
| 2010s | 1,443 | 2,314 |
| 2020s | 626 | 3,272 |
Where Blythe is heading
Blythe has fallen 36% over the past decade, from 159 babies in 2015 to 102 in 2025.
Names like Blythe
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Blythe.