How Many People Are Named Althea?
An estimated 8,947 people in the United States have the first name Althea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Althea peaked in popularity in 1956 with 389 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Althea 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 Althea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,947
About 1 in 38,309 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1956
389 births
Total Registered
17,812
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Althea
Althea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,812 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Althea as a male name
Ranked #4,366 in 1924
5 male births in 1924
Peak: 1924 (5 births)
Althea as a female name
Ranked #1,396 in 2024
160 female births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (389 births)
Althea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Althea span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,015 babies were registered. Althea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Althea by Decade
How has Althea 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.
Althea by State
Birth registrations for Althea span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana. The lowest are in West Virginia, Vermont, Utah. On average, about 258 Altheas were registered per state.
Althea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Althea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Althea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Althea?
We estimate approximately 8,947 people named Althea 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 38,309 Americans share this first name.
Is Althea a common name?
Althea is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,812 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Althea most popular?
Althea reached peak popularity in 1956, when 389 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Althea is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Althea a female name?
Althea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Althea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Althea Smith, Althea Johnson, Althea 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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