Althea
Althea was the 1299th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 171 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 356th; the most babies were born in 1956 (388). Over the last ten years it has moved up 345 places. More babies were named Althea in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,299 girls, up 100 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 171girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956388 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,985babies recorded
Althea popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,299 | 171 |
| 2020 | #1,399 | 156 |
| 2010 | #2,342 | 81 |
| 2000 | #2,280 | 68 |
| 1990 | #2,290 | 55 |
| 1980 | #1,658 | 69 |
| 1970 | #884 | 150 |
| 1960 | #692 | 216 |
| 1950 | #462 | 309 |
| 1940 | #693 | 101 |
| 1930 | #506 | 175 |
| 1920 | #356 | 336 |
| 1910 | #412 | 91 |
| 1900 | #590 | 35 |
| 1890 | #600 | 19 |
| 1880 | #581 | 9 |
How popular is Althea, counting every spelling?
Althea has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,239 for girls in 2025, against #1,299 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Althea?
171 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Althea (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Althea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Althea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Althea?
About 9,700 people born in the US named Althea are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 21 and 70. That makes Althea a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Althea by state
How common Althea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.6×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), Washington (1.9×), New York (1.7×), Ohio (1.6×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Althea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Althea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Althea
How popular is the name Althea?
Althea was the 1299th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 171 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 356th; the most babies were born in 1956 (388). Over the last ten years it has moved up 345 places. More babies were named Althea in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Althea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Althea in the US.
Where is Althea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Althea was most common in Maine (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Oregon.