Is Alethea a boy or girl name?
Alethea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 0 boys were named Alethea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,913 US babies named Alethea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,649
- Babies named Alethea since 1892
- 4,913
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 322 babies
Boys and girls named Alethea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 214 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 172 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 464 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 680 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,215 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 533 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 303 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 360 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 362 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,649 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,414 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,318 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,267 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,679 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,128 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,667 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,855 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,771 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,107 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,785 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,968 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,424 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,386 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,150 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,384 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,390 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,833 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,094 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,660 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,634 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,788 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,984 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,721 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,801 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,376 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,742 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,101 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,169 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,989 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,267 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,208 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,800 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,868 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,044 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,974 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,317 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,300 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,907 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,532 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,616 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,543 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,645 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,347 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,414 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,161 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,145 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 201 | #716 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 322 | #522 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,457 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,125 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,263 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,303 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,056 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,560 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,736 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,367 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,593 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,353 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,283 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,320 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,188 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,395 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,588 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,590 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,398 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,320 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,465 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,623 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,469 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,505 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,602 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,884 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,859 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,639 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,600 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,602 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,870 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,448 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,918 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,669 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,743 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,342 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,521 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,736 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,810 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,775 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,575 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,231 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,846 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,399 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,842 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,863 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,668 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,679 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,173 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,404 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,822 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,377 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,990 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,290 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,708 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,581 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,899 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,467 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,848 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,961 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,637 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,768 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,869 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,831 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,662 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,599 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,599 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,605 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,558 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,589 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,444 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,455 |
Highest rank
Alethea has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #522 in 1973. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alethea
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.