Given name
Altha
“possessing the power to heal; wholesome”
Altha is a variant of Althea. One Greek interpretation is “possessing the power to heal; wholesome.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Altha is a variant of Althea. One Greek interpretation is “possessing the power to heal; wholesome.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Altha is a variant of Althea. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Altha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,386
- 21 boys · 3,365 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 103 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 6 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 99 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 693 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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