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01 / Meaning & origin
Aletha is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια, with the stated meaning “truth”.
Meaning: “truth”
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia), meaning "truth", "speaker of truth, one who speaks truth".
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2024: 8 girls (rank 11122). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Aletha
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | 5 | 830 | observed |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 6 | 817 | observed |
| 1884 | 10 | 686 | observed |
| 1885 | 8 | 793 | observed |
| 1886 | 12 | 657 | observed |
| 1887 | 9 | 788 | observed |
| 1888 | 9 | 894 | observed |
| 1889 | 15 | 657 | observed |
| 1890 | 7 | 1,099 | observed |
| 1891 | 12 | 796 | observed |
| 1892 | 13 | 830 | observed |
| 1893 | 11 | 901 | observed |
| 1894 | 18 | 697 | observed |
| 1895 | 14 | 858 | observed |
| 1896 | 19 | 728 | observed |
| 1897 | 25 | 615 | observed |
| 1898 | 19 | 768 | observed |
| 1899 | 22 | 664 | observed |
| 1900 | 25 | 725 | observed |
| 1901 | 25 | 630 | observed |
| 1902 | 20 | 773 | observed |
| 1903 | 21 | 734 | observed |
| 1904 | 32 | 600 | observed |
| 1905 | 29 | 656 | observed |
| 1906 | 34 | 611 | observed |
| 1907 | 25 | 749 | observed |
| 1908 | 28 | 729 | observed |
| 1909 | 37 | 644 | observed |
| 1910 | 38 | 691 | observed |
| 1911 | 40 | 686 | observed |
| 1912 | 52 | 697 | observed |
| 1913 | 66 | 637 | observed |
| 1914 | 78 | 656 | observed |
| 1915 | 91 | 696 | observed |
| 1916 | 111 | 641 | observed |
| 1917 | 100 | 686 | observed |
| 1918 | 113 | 671 | observed |
| 1919 | 130 | 614 | observed |
| 1920 | 139 | 604 | observed |
| 1921 | 136 | 632 | observed |
| 1922 | 142 | 609 | observed |
| 1923 | 145 | 603 | observed |
| 1924 | 137 | 639 | observed |
| 1925 | 103 | 725 | observed |
| 1926 | 95 | 741 | observed |
| 1927 | 87 | 776 | observed |
| 1928 | 71 | 862 | observed |
| 1929 | 76 | 809 | observed |
| 1930 | 67 | 880 | observed |
| 1931 | 72 | 797 | observed |
| 1932 | 76 | 775 | observed |
| 1933 | 86 | 701 | observed |
| 1934 | 70 | 804 | observed |
| 1935 | 65 | 855 | observed |
| 1936 | 53 | 941 | observed |
| 1937 | 74 | 796 | observed |
| 1938 | 63 | 890 | observed |
| 1939 | 60 | 903 | observed |
| 1940 | 48 | 1,035 | observed |
| 1941 | 61 | 942 | observed |
| 1942 | 56 | 1,046 | observed |
| 1943 | 55 | 1,077 | observed |
| 1944 | 43 | 1,205 | observed |
| 1945 | 54 | 1,060 | observed |
| 1946 | 59 | 1,107 | observed |
| 1947 | 66 | 1,097 | observed |
| 1948 | 71 | 1,049 | observed |
| 1949 | 79 | 1,012 | observed |
| 1950 | 63 | 1,161 | observed |
| 1951 | 78 | 1,050 | observed |
| 1952 | 82 | 1,039 | observed |
| 1953 | 96 | 974 | observed |
| 1954 | 90 | 1,033 | observed |
| 1955 | 112 | 929 | observed |
| 1956 | 92 | 1,066 | observed |
| 1957 | 87 | 1,124 | observed |
| 1958 | 99 | 1,051 | observed |
| 1959 | 80 | 1,192 | observed |
| 1960 | 77 | 1,248 | observed |
| 1961 | 85 | 1,199 | observed |
| 1962 | 85 | 1,192 | observed |
| 1963 | 99 | 1,087 | observed |
| 1964 | 84 | 1,204 | observed |
| 1965 | 89 | 1,122 | observed |
| 1966 | 93 | 1,087 | observed |
| 1967 | 73 | 1,255 | observed |
| 1968 | 95 | 1,090 | observed |
| 1969 | 87 | 1,193 | observed |
| 1970 | 88 | 1,259 | observed |
| 1971 | 76 | 1,389 | observed |
| 1972 | 66 | 1,456 | observed |
| 1973 | 80 | 1,286 | observed |
| 1974 | 86 | 1,260 | observed |
| 1975 | 52 | 1,780 | observed |
| 1976 | 50 | 1,840 | observed |
| 1977 | 73 | 1,498 | observed |
| 1978 | 55 | 1,824 | observed |
| 1979 | 54 | 1,917 | observed |
| 1980 | 53 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1981 | 54 | 1,958 | observed |
| 1982 | 54 | 1,950 | observed |
| 1983 | 35 | 2,552 | observed |
| 1984 | 47 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1985 | 40 | 2,440 | observed |
| 1986 | 34 | 2,779 | observed |
| 1987 | 23 | 3,743 | observed |
| 1988 | 21 | 4,172 | observed |
| 1989 | 19 | 4,670 | observed |
| 1990 | 22 | 4,380 | observed |
| 1991 | 32 | 3,369 | observed |
| 1992 | 23 | 4,382 | observed |
| 1993 | 14 | 6,264 | observed |
| 1994 | 16 | 5,713 | observed |
| 1995 | 14 | 6,257 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 5,280 | observed |
| 1997 | 15 | 6,163 | observed |
| 1998 | 14 | 6,719 | observed |
| 1999 | 18 | 5,661 | observed |
| 2000 | 19 | 5,705 | observed |
| 2001 | 15 | 6,956 | observed |
| 2002 | 14 | 7,444 | observed |
| 2003 | 14 | 7,580 | observed |
| 2004 | 11 | 9,264 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 10,921 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 12,420 | observed |
| 2007 | 10 | 10,818 | observed |
| 2008 | 12 | 9,476 | observed |
| 2009 | 16 | 7,679 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 11 | 9,723 | observed |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,257 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,150 | observed |
| 2014 | 5 | 16,513 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 16,419 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,331 | observed |
| 2017 | 6 | 14,124 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | 10 | 9,736 | observed |
| 2020 | 6 | 13,453 | observed |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,206 | observed |
| 2022 | 5 | 15,306 | observed |
| 2023 | 5 | 15,194 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,122 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Aletha” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
