Girls' name · since 1923
Aleathea
Aleathea has 83 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Aleathea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 83 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Aleathea recorded 83 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1982.
- #29,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 1923
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleathea ranks #29,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1923, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Aleathea's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aleathea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleathea's full recorded timeline at 1965, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleathea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1982
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Aleathea by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (39 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Aleathea's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aleathea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 39 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aleathea's data
- Aleathea's decade-level peak was the 1970s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aleathea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aleathea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.