Chrysanthe
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "golden flower".
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Chrysanthe. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Chrysanthe today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chrysanthe births was 1921 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chrysanthe. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Chrysanthe. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
1921
5 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1994 SSA rank
#13,870
Tracked since 1921
Census
Chrysanthe in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 138 people with the first name Chrysanthe, which placed it at #47,373 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#47,373
National first-name rank
People counted
138
138 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chrysanthe
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrysanthe is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Black (8.0%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chrysanthe described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Chrysanthe at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.1% · 116
- Black or African American8.0% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 5
- Two or more races3.6% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1
Popularity
Chrysanthe: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chrysanthe from the 1920s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 15 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Chrysanthe remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chrysanthe by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chrysanthe during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chrysanthe
The name Chrysanthe is derived from the Greek words "chrysos" meaning gold and "anthos" meaning flower. It refers to the golden blossoms of the chrysanthemum flower. The name has its origins in ancient Greece, dating back to at least the 4th century BC.
Chrysanthe was a relatively common name among Greek women in antiquity. It appears in various literary works and historical records from that era. For instance, Chrysanthe was the name of a character in the play "Lysistrata" by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, which was first performed in 411 BC.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Chrysanthe was a Greek philosopher who lived in the 3rd century BC. She was a follower of the Cynic school of philosophy and was known for her ascetic lifestyle and rejection of material possessions.
In the Byzantine era, Chrysanthe was the name of a nun who lived in the 9th century AD. She was renowned for her piety and charitable works, and was later venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During the Renaissance period, Chrysanthe was the name of a Greek scholar and translator who lived in the 15th century. She was known for her Latin translations of ancient Greek texts, which helped to spread classical knowledge throughout Europe.
Another notable figure named Chrysanthe was a Greek painter who lived in the 17th century. She was one of the few female artists of her time and was known for her iconic religious paintings and frescoes adorning churches in Greece and the Balkans.
In more recent times, Chrysanthe was the name of a Greek-American philanthropist and activist who lived from 1897 to 1978. She was a prominent figure in the Greek community in the United States and was instrumental in establishing several charitable organizations and cultural institutions.
People
Chrysanthe + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chrysanthe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with C
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FAQ
Chrysanthe: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chrysanthe?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chrysanthe going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Chrysanthe a common name?
We classify Chrysanthe as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 30 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chrysanthe most popular?
The single biggest year for Chrysanthe was 1921, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chrysanthe is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chrysanthe in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 138 people with the name Chrysanthe, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,373 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Chrysanthe in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Chrysanthe?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chrysanthe appears almost entirely female. Of the 131 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Chrysanthe?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrysanthe is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Black (8.0%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Chrysanthe most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chrysanthe in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.1% (116 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Chrysanthe in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chrysanthe a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chrysanthe in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Chrysanthe still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chrysanthe in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Chrysanthe can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Chrysanthe?
Want to know how many people have the name Chrysanthe? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.