Given name
Arthea
“one who is prosperous; wealthy”
Arthea is a variant of Artha. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is prosperous; wealthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arthea is a variant of Artha. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is prosperous; wealthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arthea is a variant of Artha. An origin associated with Artha is Hindi.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arthea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 81
- 0 boys · 81 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 8 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 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 153 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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