Given name
Alathea
“one who is truthful”
Alathea is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alathea is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alathea is a variant of Alethea. An origin associated with Alethea is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alathea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2015.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alathea’s family of names
Alathea has a related form in Alethea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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