Anthea
About Anthea
This unjustly neglected floral name is smart and crisp, with a touch of Athena, Anna, and Cynthia about it. It also has that stylish Greek mythological heritage: Anthea is an epithet of Hera, the Greek queen of the gods, and her name has been used as poetic symbol of spring.
The pronunciation of Anthea varies slightly depending on language and location. Among English speakers, it's ANN-thee-uh, while it's Greek and in French, it's AHn-TAY-A.
Notable bearers include Anthea Disney, a high-powered business executive and distant relative of Walt, and Anthea Turner, a TV presenter.
Only 10 girls were called Anthea in the US in a recent year, so if you want to go beyond Azalea, Athena, and Anastasia, you might consider Anthea.
Pronounced AN-thee-uh.
As of October 2026, Anthea ranked #10179 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3262 in 1959.
Editor's take: The name Anthea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "flowery".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Anthea on lists
Famous Antheas
- Anthea Bell
English literary translator
- Anthea Anka
American screenwriter and singer; daughter of singer Paul Anka
- Anthea Shirley Askey
English actress
- Anthea Crawford
Australian fashion designer
- Anthea Bernice Redfern
English television presenter
- Anthea Millicent Turner
English television presenter
- Anthea Elizabeth Joy McIntyre
English MEP
- Anthea Dorine Stewart
Zimbabwean Olympic field hockey player
- Anthea Sylbert
American costume designer
- Anthea Benton
British TV and music video director
Anthea in pop culture
- Anthea
Greek goddess of flowers, flowery wreaths and marshes; attendant of Aphrodite
- Anthea "Anthy
" character in anime Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Anthea Stonem
mother of Tony and Effy on the British TV series "Skins"
- Anthea
alias of a character on TV's "Sherlock"
- "To Anthea
Who May Command Him Anything," poem by Robert Herrick
- Anthea
minor character in video game Pokemon Black & White
- Anthea
character in classic novel Five Children and It
- Anthea
Emma's aunt in H2O: Just Add Water