girl's name
Amalthea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 25
Amalthea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 7 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2016.
Amalthea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 19 |
How popular is Amalthea?
In 2025, Amalthea was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Amalthea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Amalthea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amalthea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amalthea
How popular is the name Amalthea?
In 2025, Amalthea was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amalthea a girl's or a boy's name?
Amalthea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amalthea most popular?
Amalthea peaked in 2021, when 7 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Amalthea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amalthea currently ranks #14,049 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.