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Alethea

Pronounced /ˌæləˈθiːə/

Rank in 2024
#2,686
Born in 2024
65
Peak year
1973 · #524
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 65 girls were named Alethea, about 1 in every 24,818.
  • It peaked in 1973 with 322 babies, ranked #524.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1892.
  • 4,913 girls have been named Alethea since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Alethea per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 376 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 228 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 892 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,624 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Millennials: 674 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 458 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 636 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia).

  • A female given name.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˌæləˈθiːə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Alethea, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Althea

    Rank
    #1,397
    Born '24
    160
    Origin
    Ancient Greek
    1880peak 19562024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Alethia

    Rank
    #9,501
    Born '24
    11
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19732024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Aleta

    Rank
    #11,024
    Born '24
    9
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19472024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Aletha

    Rank
    #12,073
    Born '24
    8
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19232024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Altha

    Rank
    unranked
    Born '24
    0
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19172024