Alethea

Where Alethea comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia).
— Wiktionary's entry for Alethea
  • 4 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1585
    Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel born
    English noble and art patron
  2. 1892
    First appearance
    #1,450 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1973
    Peak, #522
    322 babies named Alethea — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1975
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,145.
  5. 1978
    Alethea Arnaquq-Baril born
    Canadian filmmaker
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Alethea Arnaquq-Baril · Canadian filmmaker, born 1978
  • Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel · English noble and art patron, 1585–1654
  • Alethea McGrath · Australian actress, 1920–2016
  • Alethea Charlton · British actress, 1931–1976
  • Alethea Sedgman · Australian sport shooter, born 1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.