Is Blythe a boy or girl name?
Blythe is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 107 girls and 6 boys were named Blythe, so 94.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.1% of the 5,339 US babies named Blythe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,089
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,862
- Babies named Blythe since 1897
- 5,339
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 181 babies
Boys and girls named Blythe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910s | 15 | 41 | 73.2% |
| 1920s | 10 | 58 | 85.3% |
| 1930s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1940s | 12 | 97 | 89% |
| 1950s | 10 | 218 | 95.6% |
| 1960s | 5 | 238 | 97.9% |
| 1970s | 5 | 583 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 0 | 687 | 100% |
| 1990s | 47 | 512 | 91.6% |
| 2000s | 64 | 720 | 91.8% |
| 2010s | 65 | 1,378 | 95.5% |
| 2020s | 30 | 494 | 94.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,089 | 107 | #1,862 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,855 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,056 | 95 | #2,037 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,942 | 97 | #1,994 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,589 | 87 | #2,102 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,969 | 141 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,958 | 99 | #1,979 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,823 | 117 | #1,781 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,925 | 168 | #1,387 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,843 | 153 | #1,495 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,227 | 169 | #1,371 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,768 | 174 | #1,338 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,967 | 165 | #1,397 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,522 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,471 | 86 | #2,239 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,378 | 87 | #2,245 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,445 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,089 | 64 | #2,827 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,820 | 65 | #2,730 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,381 | 79 | #2,280 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,048 | 75 | #2,312 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,720 | 72 | #2,325 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,110 | 74 | #2,232 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,384 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,960 | 60 | #2,515 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,081 | 56 | #2,532 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,649 | 40 | #3,123 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,370 | 57 | #2,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,804 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,064 | 46 | #2,654 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,936 | 48 | #2,594 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,846 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,519 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,367 | 58 | #2,247 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,242 | 73 | #1,907 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,304 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,970 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,681 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,718 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,474 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,333 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,666 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,553 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,643 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,131 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,148 | 58 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,614 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,738 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,679 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,528 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,075 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,649 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,231 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,605 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,783 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,880 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,436 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,854 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,345 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,006 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,096 | 27 | #2,311 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,994 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,474 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,580 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,400 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,385 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,283 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,001 | 24 | #2,255 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,849 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,309 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,242 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,896 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,766 | 14 | #2,820 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,058 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,278 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,619 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,644 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,894 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,383 | 8 | #3,421 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,299 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,695 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,897 | 6 | #4,007 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,244 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,595 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,308 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,407 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,699 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,645 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,218 | 7 | #3,802 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,911 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,377 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,530 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,154 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,372 | 11 | #2,985 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,541 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,504 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,242 | 7 | #3,925 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,051 | 10 | #2,912 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,885 | 11 | #2,558 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,026 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,683 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,404 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Blythe reached #2,897 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #1,075 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.