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Althea

Girl

Meaning of Althea: Greek: 'with healing power'

Althea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1257th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1257

171 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,985

First recorded 1880 · peak 1956

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 88 babies1982: 50 babies1983: 49 babies1984: 70 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 50 babies1987: 47 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 70 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 50 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 39 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 47 babies1997: 51 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 61 babies2000: 68 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 69 babies2004: 66 babies2005: 68 babies2006: 57 babies2007: 57 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 75 babies2010: 81 babies20102011: 72 babies2012: 73 babies2013: 101 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 130 babies2016: 128 babies2017: 154 babies2018: 162 babies2019: 167 babies2020: 156 babies20202021: 145 babies2022: 175 babies2023: 167 babies2024: 160 babies2025: 171 babies
US babies named Althea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 175.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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