Given name
Elethia
“one who heals others”
Elethia is a variant of Elethea. One English interpretation is “one who heals others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elethia is a variant of Elethea. One English interpretation is “one who heals others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elethia is a variant of Elethea. An origin associated with Elethea is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elethia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 5 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 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 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.
Elethia’s family of names
Elethia has a related form in Elethea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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