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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Altha

Altha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 425th; the most babies were born in 1917 (99). More babies were named Altha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191799 babies
Total since 1880
3,386babies recorded

Altha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 21 since 1916.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#7,0896
1960#3,69512
1950#2,12421
1940#1,21936
1930#99355
1920#82576
1910#62046
1900#62432
1890#50926
1880#54710

How popular is Altha, counting every spelling?

Altha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Altha?

About 500 people born in the US named Altha are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 69 and 85. That makes Altha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Altha by state

How common Altha was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (5.4×), Oklahoma (4.6×), Texas (3.4×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMO0.10Kentucky: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesKY0.10West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesAR0.46Tennessee: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesTN0.14North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesOK0.39Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesAL0.14Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesTX0.29Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Altha, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Altha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Altha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Altha

How popular is the name Altha?

Altha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 425th; the most babies were born in 1917 (99). More babies were named Altha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Altha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,365 girls and 21 boys.

Where was Altha most popular?

In 1915–1919, Altha was most common in Arkansas (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Texas.