Althea

Girl name

Althea has been given to 17,985 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1956.

Meaning & origin /ˈæl.θi.ə/

From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

17,985

Peak year

1956 (388 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +32%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Althea.

17,840 babies since 1891

17,581 babies since 1888

17,430 babies since 1917

18,657 babies since 1891

17,148 babies since 1882

19,032 babies since 1880

16,894 babies since 1892

16,845 babies since 1921

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