Girls' name · since 1915
Altheda
49 babies named Altheda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Altheda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Altheda recorded 49 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1924.
- #35,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Altheda ranks #35,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #35,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Altheda's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Altheda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Altheda's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Altheda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1924
- Peak year (1918)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Altheda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (28 births, 57% of the file).
1910s was Altheda's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Altheda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 28 births (57% of all-time use).
Altheda by state
Where Altheda concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 10.2% |
5 of 49 births nationwide.
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- Altheda's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1920s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Althedas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Altheda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1915–1924 (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 Altheda 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.