Recorded 2003–2023 Girls' name Peak 2015 59 births

Alathea — girls' name

59 babies named Alathea in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

59 girls have been named Alathea since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

59
total births
2003–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Alathea was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Alathea in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alathea

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Alathea between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alathea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alathea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alathea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alathea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alathea at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

59

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alathea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Alathea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
26 births that decade — 44% of Alathea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alathea?
59 babies have been named Alathea since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Alathea most popular?
Alathea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Alathea been used?
Alathea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alathea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.