How Many People Are Named Aletha?
An estimated 3,105 people in the United States have the first name Aletha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Aletha peaked in popularity in 1923 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aletha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aletha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,105
About 1 in 110,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1923
145 births
Total Registered
6,948
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aletha
Aletha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,948 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aletha as a female name
Ranked #11,115 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (145 births)
Aletha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aletha span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,131 babies were registered. Aletha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Aletha by Decade
How has Aletha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aletha by State
Birth registrations for Aletha span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Michigan, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Wisconsin, New Jersey. On average, about 74 Alethas were registered per state.
Aletha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aletha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aletha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aletha?
We estimate approximately 3,105 people named Aletha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 110,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Aletha a common name?
Aletha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,948 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aletha most popular?
Aletha reached peak popularity in 1923, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aletha is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aletha a female name?
Aletha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aletha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aletha Smith, Aletha Johnson, Aletha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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