Is Althea a boy or girl name?
Althea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 160 girls and 0 boys were named Althea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,812 US babies named Althea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,396
- Babies named Althea since 1880
- 17,812
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 389 babies
Boys and girls named Althea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 156 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 323 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 496 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,014 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 2,591 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,472 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,275 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,015 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,791 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,002 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 592 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 492 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 627 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,160 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 801 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,396 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,360 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,342 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,474 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,398 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,354 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,385 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,460 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,668 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,644 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,098 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,954 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,497 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,510 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,342 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,511 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,959 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,051 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,979 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,527 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,526 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,394 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,744 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,767 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,405 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,399 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,514 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,630 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,934 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,989 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,452 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,921 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,486 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,290 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,874 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,093 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,276 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,118 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,284 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,593 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,048 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,052 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,396 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,658 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,605 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,654 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,440 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,307 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,381 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,094 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,151 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 142 | #888 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 139 | #931 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 150 | #884 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 155 | #826 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 202 | #684 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 211 | #659 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 164 | #765 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 213 | #674 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 149 | #854 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 133 | #912 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 161 | #825 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 187 | #761 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 216 | #692 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 217 | #682 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 278 | #595 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 352 | #509 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 389 | #475 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 247 | #581 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 308 | #506 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 254 | #546 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 328 | #465 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 333 | #455 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 309 | #462 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 235 | #545 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 126 | #761 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 118 | #803 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 125 | #723 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 110 | #713 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 111 | #714 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 115 | #718 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 116 | #689 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 118 | #652 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 101 | #693 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 113 | #643 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 119 | #629 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 148 | #551 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 124 | #593 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 141 | #540 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 165 | #501 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 163 | #501 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 164 | #510 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 160 | #516 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 175 | #506 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 198 | #480 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 196 | #492 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 263 | #425 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 226 | #449 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 258 | #428 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,366 | 275 | #421 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 254 | #421 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 274 | #399 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 311 | #379 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 336 | #356 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 261 | #399 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 318 | #363 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 265 | #388 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 265 | #386 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 266 | #368 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 199 | #378 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 141 | #416 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 131 | #404 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 77 | #468 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 91 | #412 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 75 | #426 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 66 | #444 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 48 | #517 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 53 | #465 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 46 | #497 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 46 | #484 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 49 | #457 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 41 | #492 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 37 | #499 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 35 | #590 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 41 | #456 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 33 | #555 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 29 | #555 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 36 | #487 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 32 | #520 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 42 | #430 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 23 | #594 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 29 | #503 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 39 | #395 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 19 | #600 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 30 | #441 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 21 | #550 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 18 | #525 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 19 | #509 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #576 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #584 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 13 | #537 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 11 | #561 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 8 | #625 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #581 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Althea reached #4,366 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #356 in 1920. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Althea
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.