Aletha Name Popularity

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How popular is Aletha?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Aletha is currently less popular.

Position 600, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1904.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1923 with 145 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Aletha was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Aletha occurred roughly during the years 1890-1897, 1901-1904, 1908-1916, 1944-1947, 1950-1953, and 2006-2008, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1924-1928, 1933-1936, and 1980-1983.

The popularity trend for Aletha has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Aletha for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Aletha?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Aletha is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Aletha has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Aletha (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		6	14,181
2016		6	14,403
2015		5	16,512
2014		5	16,611
2013		7	13,205
2012		9	11,295
2011		11	9,739
2010		< 5	--
2009		16	7,696
2008		12	9,501
2007		10	10,844
2006		8	12,470
2005		9	10,951
2004		11	9,279
2003		14	7,594
2002		14	7,458
2001		15	6,965
2000		19	5,706
1999		18	5,673
1998		14	6,731
1997		15	6,174
1996		18	5,287
1995		14	6,268
1994		16	5,716
1993		14	6,276
1992		23	4,384
1991		32	3,371
1990		22	4,383
1989		19	4,673
1988		21	4,173
1987		23	3,746
1986		34	2,781
1985		40	2,439
1984		47	2,110
1983		35	2,552
1982		54	1,950
1981		54	1,958
1980		53	1,981
1979		54	1,917
1978		55	1,825
1977		73	1,498
1976		50	1,840
1975		52	1,780
1974		86	1,260
1973		80	1,286
1972		66	1,455
1971		76	1,394
1970		89	1,246
1969		86	1,200
1968		95	1,090
1967		73	1,255
1966		93	1,087
1965		89	1,121
1964		84	1,204
1963		99	1,088
1962		85	1,193
1961		84	1,201
1960		78	1,237
1959		80	1,192
1958		99	1,053
1957		87	1,124
1956		92	1,065
1955		112	928
1954		90	1,031
1953		96	974
1952		82	1,038
1951		78	1,050
1950		63	1,160
1949		79	1,012
1948		71	1,049
1947		66	1,096
1946		59	1,107
1945		54	1,062
1944		43	1,206
1943		55	1,077
1942		56	1,048
1941		61	942
1940		48	1,036
1939		60	903
1938		63	888
1937		74	796
1936		53	941
1935		65	855
1934		70	804
1933		86	701
1932		76	775
1931		72	798
1930		67	881
1929		76	810
1928		71	863
1927		87	776
1926		95	741
1925		103	725
1924		137	640
1923		145	604
1922		142	609
1921		136	632
1920		139	604
1919		130	614
1918		113	671
1917		100	686
1916		111	641
1915		91	696
1914		78	656
1913		66	637
1912		52	697
1911		40	686
1910		38	691
1909		37	645
1908		28	729
1907		25	749
1906		34	611
1905		29	656
1904		32	600
1903		21	734
1902		20	773
1901		25	631
1900		25	725
1899		22	664
1898		19	768
1897		25	616
1896		19	728
1895		14	859
1894		18	698
1893		11	901
1892		13	831
1891		12	797
1890		7	1,099
1889		15	657
1888		9	895
1887		9	791
1886		12	658
1885		8	793
1884		10	688
1883		6	818
1882		< 5	--
1881		5	832
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.