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Alethea

Girl

Meaning of Alethea: Greek: 'truth'

Alethea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2917th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2917

54 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,968

First recorded 1892 · peak 1973

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 72 babies1982: 77 babies1983: 54 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 43 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 54 babies1988: 36 babies1989: 48 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 34 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 40 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 40 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 50 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 62 babies20202021: 81 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 74 babies2024: 65 babies2025: 54 babies
US babies named Alethea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 81.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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