Althea
2 countries#1299 in United States, 2025US
#1299
in United States, 2025
FR
#5992
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
18,256
Peak year (United States)
1956
Peak-year count
388
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Althea was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
17,985 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1299 · peaked in 1956 with 388 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, California, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
271 births recorded 1989–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 2002 with 22 births
Most common in: Nord, Val-de-Marne, Paris, Hauts-de-Seine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Althea’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2978 | — |
| 2007 | #3047 | ↓69 |
| 2008 | #2957 | ↑90 |
| 2009 | #2510 | ↑447 |
| 2010 | #2341 | ↑169 |
| 2011 | #2511 | ↓170 |
| 2012 | #2495 | ↑16 |
| 2013 | #1953 | ↑542 |
| 2014 | #2096 | ↓143 |
| 2015 | #1643 | ↑453 |
| 2016 | #1667 | ↓24 |
| 2017 | #1460 | ↑207 |
| 2018 | #1386 | ↑74 |
| 2019 | #1355 | ↑31 |
| 2020 | #1398 | ↓43 |
| 2021 | #1476 | ↓78 |
| 2022 | #1343 | ↑133 |
| 2023 | #1348 | ↓5 |
| 2024 | #1398 | ↓50 |
| 2025 | #1299 | ↑99 |
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