Given name
Alithia
“one who is truthful”
Alithia is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alithia is a variant of Alethea. One Greek interpretation is “one who is truthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alithia 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alithia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 0 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −83%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 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.
Alithia’s family of names
Alithia has a related form in Alethea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.