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maleBlythe - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's and girl's name Blythe \b-ly-the\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "blithe, cheerful, carefree". Modern coinage. Made famous by the opening lines of Shelley's poem "To a Skylark", "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" and Noel Coward's play "Blithe Spirit".

Blythe has 2 variant forms: Bligh and Blithe.

Baby names that sound like Blythe are Blade, Baldie, Balto, Platya, Plato, Platt and Pluto.

Blythe is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Blythe. Click here to compare Blythe with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Blythe
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Blythe

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