Given name
Aletha
“one who is truthful”
Aletha is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aletha is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aletha is a variant of Alethea. An origin associated with Alethea is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Aletha developed from Ἀλήθεια.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aletha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,948
- 0 boys · 6,948 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 145 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 145 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,329 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aletha’s family of names
In English usage, Aletha developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλήθεια. Aletha has a related form in Alethea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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