Given name
Olethia
“one who is truthful”
Olethia is a variant of Olethea. In Latin use, Olethea carries the interpretation “one who is truthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Olethia is a variant of Olethea. In Latin use, Olethea carries the interpretation “one who is truthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Olethia connects to the Alethea name family through Olethea. 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 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olethia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 0 boys · 47 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 9 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 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109 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.
Olethia’s family of names
Olethia has a related form in Olethea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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