Given name
Alithea
“one who is truthful”
Alithea is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alithea is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alithea 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alithea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 0 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 11 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 155 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.
Alithea’s family of names
Alithea 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.