Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Althea

#1,118 most common girls' name of all time · #1,983 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,118
Rank overall
#1,983 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
17,985
Since 2016
1,585
Peak year
1956 #475
Best rank
#357 1920
Girls Boys peak 388/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Althea is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 171 — 171 #1,300
2024 160 — 160 #1,398
2023 167 — 167 #1,348
2022 175 — 175 #1,344
2021 145 — 145 #1,476
2020 156 — 156 #1,399
2019 167 — 167 #1,355
2018 162 — 162 #1,386
2017 154 — 154 #1,461
2016 128 — 128 #1,667
2015 130 — 130 #1,644
2014 92 — 92 #2,097
2013 101 — 101 #1,953
2012 73 — 73 #2,495
2011 72 — 72 #2,515
2010 81 — 81 #2,343
2009 75 — 75 #2,511
2008 59 — 59 #2,960
2007 57 — 57 #3,047
2006 57 — 57 #2,979
2005 68 — 68 #2,524
2004 66 — 66 #2,526
2003 69 — 69 #2,395
2002 55 — 55 #2,746
2001 53 — 53 #2,766
2000 68 — 68 #2,280
1999 61 — 61 #2,405
1998 58 — 58 #2,400
1997 51 — 51 #2,514
1996 47 — 47 #2,632
1995 40 — 40 #2,934
1994 39 — 39 #2,990
1993 51 — 51 #2,454
1992 40 — 40 #2,920
1991 50 — 50 #2,485
1990 55 — 55 #2,291
1989 70 — 70 #1,875
1988 55 — 55 #2,094
1987 47 — 47 #2,277
1986 50 — 50 #2,117
1985 44 — 44 #2,284
1984 70 — 70 #1,593
1983 49 — 49 #2,048
1982 50 — 50 #2,051
1981 88 — 88 #1,396
1980 69 — 69 #1,657
1979 70 — 70 #1,606
1978 64 — 64 #1,653
1977 77 — 77 #1,441
1976 83 — 83 #1,309
1975 76 — 76 #1,383
1974 106 — 106 #1,098
1973 95 — 95 #1,152
1972 142 — 142 #888
1971 139 — 139 #932
1970 150 — 150 #886
1969 155 — 155 #827
1968 202 — 202 #684
1967 211 — 211 #660
1966 164 — 164 #765
1965 213 — 213 #674
1964 149 — 149 #854
1963 133 — 133 #912
1962 161 — 161 #825
1961 187 — 187 #761
1960 216 — 216 #692
1959 217 — 217 #681
1958 278 — 278 #595
1957 352 — 352 #509
1956 388 — 388 #475
1955 248 — 248 #580
1954 308 — 308 #506
1953 254 — 254 #547
1952 328 — 328 #465
1951 333 — 333 #455
1950 309 — 309 #462
1949 235 — 235 #545
1948 126 — 126 #761
1947 118 — 118 #805
1946 125 — 125 #725
1945 110 — 110 #713
1944 111 — 111 #715
1943 115 — 115 #718
1942 116 — 116 #693
1941 118 — 118 #652
1940 101 — 101 #693
1939 113 — 113 #644
1938 119 — 119 #631
1937 148 — 148 #551
1936 124 — 124 #593
1935 141 — 141 #541
1934 165 — 165 #501
1933 163 — 163 #501
1932 164 — 164 #511
1931 160 — 160 #517
1930 175 — 175 #506
1929 198 — 198 #480
1928 196 — 196 #492
1927 263 — 263 #426
1926 226 — 226 #449
1925 258 — 258 #428
1924 275 5 280 #421
1923 254 — 254 #421
1922 274 — 274 #400
1921 311 — 311 #379
1920 336 — 336 #357
1919 261 — 261 #399
1918 318 — 318 #363
1917 265 — 265 #389
1916 265 — 265 #387
1915 266 — 266 #368
1914 199 — 199 #379
1913 141 — 141 #416
1912 131 — 131 #405
1911 77 — 77 #470
1910 91 — 91 #414
1909 75 — 75 #429
1908 66 — 66 #447
1907 48 — 48 #518
1906 53 — 53 #470
1905 46 — 46 #501
1904 46 — 46 #485
1903 49 — 49 #459
1902 41 — 41 #494
1901 37 — 37 #503
1900 35 — 35 #592
1899 41 — 41 #458
1898 33 — 33 #562
1897 29 — 29 #561
1896 36 — 36 #493
1895 32 — 32 #525
1894 42 — 42 #433
1893 23 — 23 #600
1892 29 — 29 #506
1891 39 — 39 #400
1890 19 — 19 #604
1889 30 — 30 #450
1888 21 — 21 #553
1887 18 — 18 #527
1886 19 — 19 #518
1885 14 — 14 #587
1884 13 — 13 #592
1883 13 — 13 #544
1882 11 — 11 #576
1881 8 — 8 #639
1880 9 — 9 #581