Aletheia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,897

among girls · ↑36 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aletheia · +4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,712

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

66 babies

All-time total

890

#8,137 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Aletheia popularity over time

890 babies have been named Aletheia since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	35	4	–	#6,909
1980s	42	4	+20%	#6,380
1990s	21	2	-50%	#10,159
2000s	112	11	+433%	#5,230
2010s	352	35	+214%	#3,301
2020s (to 2025)	328	55	+55%	#2,580

Where Aletheia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	60	0.04	outside top 500
2027	63	0.04	outside top 500
2028	65	0.04	outside top 500
2029	66	0.04	outside top 500
2030	68	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Aletheia

Aletheia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,897 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 890 American babies have been named Aletheia. Its peak came in 2020, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aletheia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aletheia?

The median living Aletheia is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 900 people named Aletheia are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aletheia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	58	#2,897
2024	56	#2,933
2023	40	#3,765
2022	47	#3,368
2021	61	#2,784
2020	66	#2,580
2019	34	#4,167
2018	39	#3,791
2017	44	#3,481
2016	44	#3,525
2015	49	#3,301
2014	37	#4,008
2013	32	#4,429
2012	26	#5,260
2011	29	#4,810
2010	18	#6,918
2009	27	#5,230
2008	23	#5,962
2007	11	#10,159
2006	15	#7,889
2005	6	#14,578
2004	16	#7,095
2003	7	#12,469
2002	7	#12,239
2001	–	–
2000	–	–
1995	6	#11,827
1990	–	–
1985	5	#10,704
1980	8	#7,430
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aletheia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aletheia?

The median living Aletheia is about 8 years old. Half of all living Aletheias are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Aletheia are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Aletheia are alive in the United States, based on 890 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aletheia in 2025?

Aletheia ranked #2,897 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aletheia?

890 babies have been named Aletheia in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aletheia most popular?

Aletheia peaked in 2020, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Aletheia a boy or girl name?

Aletheia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aletheia rising or falling?

Aletheia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aletheia become more popular?

Aletheia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 girls named Aletheia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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