Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Truthful.
Truthful; mythological goddess of truth
Syllables
3
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alethea
Pronunciation
a-le-thea
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #522, 322 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3028, 54 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 |
| 2024 | 65 |
| 2023 | 74 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2021 | 81 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 50 |
| 2016 | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #1635, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #808, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #356, 6 births); most recent 2006 (rank #593, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence