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Blythe

/ˈblaɪð/ · 95% girls · 102 born in 2025

Blythe has been given to about 5,441 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈblaɪð/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,133
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Blythe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2013 · 181
  • Born in 2025102
  • All time5,441
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Blythe?

Its best year was 2013, when 181 babies were given the name, ranking 1338th. The typical living American called Blythe is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Blythe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Edythe0.68
  2. Blanche0.60
  3. Beth0.53
  4. Bette0.49
  5. Bettye0.49
  6. Brylee0.49
  7. Britney0.47
  8. Brynlee0.48

Middle names for Blythe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Blythe Noelle0.83
  2. Blythe Catherine0.80
  3. Blythe Frances0.80
  4. Blythe Josephine0.80
  5. Blythe Hazel0.80
  6. Blythe Violet0.79

Sibling names for Blythe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Francobrother · 0.94
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.94
  3. Chanasister · 0.93
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.93
  5. Rivkasister · 0.93
  6. Violetasister · 0.92

Where Blythe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.01%
  2. North Carolina0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Blythe Wilson0.75
  2. Blythe Williams0.75
  3. Blythe Walker0.75
  4. Blythe Turner0.75
  5. Blythe Torres0.75
  6. Blythe Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Blythe

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Blythe across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.