Alethea Girl
How popular is Alethea?
#3,028 girl name in 2025
54 baby girls were named Alethea in the US in 2025, making it the 3028th most popular girl name.
4,155living people named Alethea (est.)
49median age of people named Alethea
4,968babies named Alethea since 1880
1 in 61,395US babies born in 2025
Alethea popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,028 for girls (▼ 367 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 54 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,766 in 2015, #2,682 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1973 (322 girls) |
| Highest rank | #522 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Alethea is most popular
Babies named Alethea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Alethea by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 25 | #1,437 |
| 1900s | 37 | #1,592 |
| 1910s | 154 | #1,465 |
| 1920s | 214 | #1,375 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,773 |
| 1940s | 172 | #1,857 |
| 1950s | 464 | #1,319 |
| 1960s | 680 | #1,056 |
| 1970s | 1,215 | #522 |
| 1980s | 533 | #1,531 |
| 1990s | 286 | #2,794 |
| 2000s | 304 | #3,651 |
| 2010s | 360 | #3,129 |
| 2020s | 416 | #2,266 |
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Questions
- Is Alethea a boy or girl name?
- Alethea is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alethea were girls.
- How popular is the name Alethea?
- 54 baby girls were named Alethea in the US in 2025, making it the 3028th most popular girl name.
- When was Alethea most popular?
- Alethea peaked in 1973, when 322 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #522 in 1973.
- How many people are named Alethea?
- 4,968 babies have been named Alethea in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,155 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 49.
- Where is Alethea most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alethea was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.