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Girl name

Aletha

/əˈliθə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Aletha has been given to about 6,948 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/əˈliθə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,856
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aletha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 145
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,948

How popular is Aletha?

Its best year was 1923, when 145 babies were given the name, ranking 604th. The typical living American called Aletha is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Aletha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alesha0.88
  2. Aretha0.88
  3. Letha0.82
  4. Aleta0.81
  5. Albertha0.81
  6. Alethea0.80
  7. Ayesha0.75
  8. Aleigha0.72

Middle names for Aletha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aletha Rose0.89
  2. Aletha Louise0.89
  3. Aletha June0.88
  4. Aletha Pearl0.88
  5. Aletha Quinn0.88
  6. Aletha Nell0.88

Sibling names for Aletha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.87
  2. Winonasister · 0.86
  3. Louiebrother · 0.86
  4. Otisbrother · 0.85
  5. Ruthiesister · 0.82
  6. Hughbrother · 0.82

Where Aletha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Aletha White0.84
    2. Aletha Reyes0.84
    3. Aletha Nguyen0.84
    4. Aletha Moore0.84
    5. Aletha Lee0.84
    6. Aletha Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Aletha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.