Alethea Name Popularity

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How popular is Alethea?

In 2018 the rare name Alethea, ranked the 4,638th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

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

Position 522, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1973 with 322 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alethea was less than 5, most recently in 1906.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alethea occurred roughly during the years 1911-1915, 1917-1920, 1934-1937, 1939-1942, 1947-1951, 1952-1955, 1957-1960, 1964-1968, and 2014-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1973-1977, and 1980-1986.

The popularity trend for Alethea has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Alethea for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alethea?

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

The name Alethea is very unique and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Alethea (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		29	4,638
2017		50	3,182
2016		28	4,844
2015		40	3,761
2014		36	4,100
2013		40	3,778
2012		28	4,964
2011		33	4,354
2010		25	5,424
2009		26	5,383
2008		28	5,149
2007		33	4,475
2006		25	5,386
2005		27	4,829
2004		34	4,093
2003		38	3,659
2002		26	4,631
2001		34	3,786
2000		31	3,980
1999		23	4,721
1998		22	4,798
1997		24	4,375
1996		21	4,742
1995		25	4,100
1994		36	3,169
1993		26	3,990
1992		34	3,268
1991		34	3,207
1990		41	2,800
1989		48	2,409
1988		36	2,867
1987		54	2,044
1986		31	2,973
1985		42	2,361
1984		42	2,300
1983		54	1,907
1982		77	1,532
1981		72	1,614
1980		76	1,543
1979		68	1,645
1978		88	1,347
1977		79	1,414
1976		99	1,161
1975		101	1,146
1974		201	717
1973		322	522
1972		66	1,456
1971		104	1,126
1970		87	1,264
1969		75	1,303
1968		99	1,056
1967		52	1,559
1966		42	1,737
1965		65	1,368
1964		51	1,593
1963		67	1,352
1962		74	1,284
1961		71	1,318
1960		84	1,187
1959		59	1,395
1958		45	1,587
1957		46	1,587
1956		56	1,398
1955		58	1,318
1954		47	1,464
1953		37	1,623
1952		43	1,469
1951		39	1,505
1950		34	1,603
1949		26	1,883
1948		26	1,859
1947		15	2,640
1946		14	2,600
1945		12	2,601
1944		21	1,870
1943		14	2,448
1942		20	1,918
1941		11	2,670
1940		13	2,300
1939		10	2,743
1938		13	2,340
1937		14	2,197
1936		11	2,521
1935		10	2,736
1934		6	3,810
1933		19	1,775
1932		7	3,576
1931		8	3,230
1930		10	2,847
1929		8	3,399
1928		21	1,842
1927		11	2,863
1926		25	1,668
1925		17	2,195
1924		26	1,679
1923		17	2,173
1922		33	1,404
1921		23	1,822
1920		33	1,377
1919		18	1,990
1918		15	2,290
1917		21	1,708
1916		23	1,581
1915		22	1,571
1914		13	1,899
1913		16	1,467
1912		10	1,848
1911		7	1,962
1910		9	1,637
1909		7	1,768
1908		6	1,869
1907		6	1,831
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		6	1,662
1903		6	1,599
1902		6	1,599
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		5	1,605
1898		< 5	--
1897		5	1,558
1896		5	1,589
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		5	1,444
1892		5	1,455
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
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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.