girl's name
Alethia
- Origin Romance
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,525
Alethia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Alethia is a name of Romance origin.
- Peaked in 1973, when 74 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1894.
Alethia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 22 |
| 1900s | 75 |
| 1910s | 158 |
| 1920s | 218 |
| 1930s | 177 |
| 1940s | 167 |
| 1950s | 237 |
| 1960s | 312 |
| 1970s | 349 |
| 1980s | 232 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 165 |
| 2010s | 169 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Alethia?
In 2025, Alethia was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Alethia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alethia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alethia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alethia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alethia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alethia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alethia
How popular is the name Alethia?
In 2025, Alethia was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alethia a girl's or a boy's name?
Alethia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alethia most popular?
Alethia peaked in 1973, when 74 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alethia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alethia currently ranks #10,543 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.