Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Althea

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Althea
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1956

Peak rank proxy

389

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19562024

Peak year

1956

Decline from peak

58.9%

2024

160

All-time

17,807

Althea has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1956, when 389 girls were named Althea.

In 2024, only 160 girls were given the name.

Down 58.9% from its peak.

All told, about 17,807 Americans have been named Althea and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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