Is Aletha a boy or girl name?
Aletha was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,948 US babies named Aletha were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,115
- Babies named Aletha since 1881
- 6,948
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Aletha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 160 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 819 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,131 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 686 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 592 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 879 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 866 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 681 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 380 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,115 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,281 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,410 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,264 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,517 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,761 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,230 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,428 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,541 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,639 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,225 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,307 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,746 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,506 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,850 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,474 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,953 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,283 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,596 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,460 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,968 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,709 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,673 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,732 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,177 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,288 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,268 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,720 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,278 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,384 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,372 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,384 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,674 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,175 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,747 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,781 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,440 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,111 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,552 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,950 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,958 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,981 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,917 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,825 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,498 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,840 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,780 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,260 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,286 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,456 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,390 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,247 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,200 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,090 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,255 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,087 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,121 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,204 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,087 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,192 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,199 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,247 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,193 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,052 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,124 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,066 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 112 | #929 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,033 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 96 | #974 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,038 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,050 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,160 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,012 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,049 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,097 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,107 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,061 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,205 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,077 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,048 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 61 | #942 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,036 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 60 | #903 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 63 | #890 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 74 | #796 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 53 | #941 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 65 | #855 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 70 | #804 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 86 | #701 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 76 | #775 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 72 | #797 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 67 | #881 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 76 | #809 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 71 | #863 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 87 | #776 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 95 | #741 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 103 | #725 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 137 | #640 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 145 | #604 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 142 | #609 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 136 | #632 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 139 | #604 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 130 | #614 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 113 | #671 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 100 | #686 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 111 | #641 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 91 | #696 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 78 | #656 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 66 | #637 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 52 | #697 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 40 | #686 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 38 | #691 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 37 | #645 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 28 | #729 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 25 | #749 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 34 | #611 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 29 | #656 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 32 | #600 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 21 | #734 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 20 | #773 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 25 | #631 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 25 | #725 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 22 | #664 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 19 | #768 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 25 | #616 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 19 | #728 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 14 | #859 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 18 | #698 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 11 | #901 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 13 | #831 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #797 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 15 | #657 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #895 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #791 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 12 | #658 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 8 | #793 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 10 | #688 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #818 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #832 |
Highest rank
Aletha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #600 in 1904. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aletha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.