Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Amalthea is associated with the foster mother of Zeus.
Amalthea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 0 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,304 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,304 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amalthea’s family of names
Amalthea has a related form in Amaltheah. Amalthea has a related form in Amalthia. Amalthea has a related form in Amalthya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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