Girls' name · since 1894
Alethia
2,521 babies named Alethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,521
- born since 1894
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,521 babies have been named Alethia since 1894, making it today's #10135 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alethia recorded 2,521 times among girls since 1894, holding rank #10135 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, 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 1894 to 2025.
- #4,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,521 born since 1894
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alethia ranks #4,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,521 born since 1894, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,521
- born since 1894
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alethia's 2,521 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
How Alethia compares
2,521 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alethia's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alethia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,521 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alethia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alethia's full recorded timeline at 1961, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alethia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Alethia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (349 births, 14% of the file).
1970s was Alethia's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Alethia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 75
1900s
75 births
- 1910s
1910s
158 births
- 1920s
1920s
218 births
- 1930s
1930s
177 births
- 1940s
1940s
167 births
- 1950s
1950s
237 births
- 1960s
1960s
312 births
- 1970s
1970s
349 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 349 births (14% of all-time use).
How Alethia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alethia's total volume
Alethia by state
Where Alethia concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 216 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 98 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #7 | California | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.2% |
216 of 2,521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Alethia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alethia's data
- Alethia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (349 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Alethias (216 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alethia: 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 (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Alethia 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.