NameTides

Alethea

Alethea was the #3,028 girls' name in the US in 2025 (54 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Alethea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Alethea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Alethea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,028 (54)#2,788 (9)—#3,044 (6)
2024#2,661 (65)#3,016 (8)—#2,975 (6)
2023#2,415 (74)#2,346 (11)——
2022#2,319 (80)#2,325 (11)—#1,989 (10)
2021#2,266 (81)#1,866 (15)——
2020#2,682 (62)#2,042 (13)—#1,557 (14)
2019#3,130 (51)#1,634 (18)—#3,266 (5)
2018#4,662 (29)#1,977 (14)——
2017#3,192 (50)#2,341 (11)#808 (3)—
2016#4,850 (28)#1,920 (15)——
2015#3,767 (40)#1,865 (15)—#3,286 (5)
2014#4,103 (36)#2,203 (12)——
2013#3,778 (40)#2,460 (10)—#3,286 (5)
2012#4,957 (28)#1,649 (18)——
2011#4,353 (33)#1,807 (15)—#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1973 at #522.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1892.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Alethea is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alethea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Alethea (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AletheaCanadaGirls#3,0446
AletheaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
AletheaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AletheaScotlandGirls—too few
AletheaUSGirls#3,02854