US rank #2983 Girls' name Peak 2020 830 births

Aletheia — #2983 US girls' name

830 babies named Aletheia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s421990s212000s1112010s3522020s269
#2983
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Aletheia was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

66 babies were named Aletheia in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aletheia

The Social Security Administration has registered 830 babies named Aletheia between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aletheia currently holds the #2983 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aletheia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 352 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aletheia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aletheia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aletheia 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 830 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.

Aletheia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

830

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2020

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,983

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aletheia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
66
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041995198219761973 5

Aletheia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
352 births that decade — 42% of Aletheia's all-time total
1970s351980s421990s212000s1112010s3522020s269

Aletheia by state

Where Aletheia concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aletheia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 9.2%
#2 Texas
60 7.2%
#3 Florida
16 1.9%
#4 North Carolina
10 1.2%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
California share of Aletheia's total US births 9.2%
Even split

76 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aletheia?
830 babies have been named Aletheia since 1973. It currently ranks #2983 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 66 births.
When was Aletheia most popular?
Aletheia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 352 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Aletheia most popular?
The top states for the name Aletheia are California (76 births), Texas (60 births), Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Aletheia been used?
Aletheia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aletheia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.