Total births
89
Girls' name · since 1973
Alithea
89 babies named Alithea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12449
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other girls
89 babies have been named Alithea since 1973, making it today's #12449 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alithea recorded 89 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #12449 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #12449 among girls today
- 89 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
- 30% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Alithea is currently the #12449 girls' name in America, more common than 30% of girls - 89 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12449
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other girls
Alithea vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12449
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 30% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Alithea was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
11 babies were named Alithea in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Alithea compares
89 22th percentile among 17,726 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
Alithea's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alithea | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 89 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Alithea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alithea's full recorded timeline at 2000, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alithea at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#12,449
Active since
1973
Alithea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Alithea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Alithea's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Alithea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alithea? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 89 babies named Alithea. Today it holds rank #12449 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 11 births.
When was Alithea most popular? ▼
Alithea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Alithea been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alithea since 1973 -- 52 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Alithea? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Alithea's data
- Alithea's decade-level peak was the 2010s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alithea
Nearby Names Like Alithea
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alithea
Alice Girl
#63 588,147 births
Alicia Girl
#438 230,790 births
Alison Girl
#465 116,886 births
Alisha Girl
#1143 56,996 births
Aliyah Girl
#237 49,011 births
Compare Alithea side by side: Alithea vs Alice Alithea vs Alicia Alithea vs Alison
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alithea: #12449 Girls' Name - 89 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alithea. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alithea 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 June 2026.