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Parthenia
OriginGreek
Meaning"chaste maiden"
About Parthenia
Parthenia may be a bit unwieldy, but does conjure up majestic images of the Parthenon. It was briefly in the US charts in the late 19th century.
Pronounced par-THEE-nee-uh.
As of October 2026, Parthenia ranked #9316 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #651 in 1886.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
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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Parthenia in pop culture
- ~ Parthenia ("Parthy") Ann Hawks
a character in Edna Ferber's novel "Show Boat" (1926)
- ~ Comes from an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena; the Parthenon
in Athens, was the temple of Athena Parthenos, i.e. Athena the maiden goddess
- ~ "Parthenia" (c.1611)
Renaissance music collection
- ~ First seems to have been used as a name in the English
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