Althea · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Althea, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	99
1881	87
1882	102
1883	116
1884	101
1885	105
1886	131
1887	123
1888	118
1889	168
1890	100
1891	210
1892	137
1893	108
1894	188
1895	137
1896	151
1897	124
1898	128
1899	176
1900	117
1901	155
1902	155
1903	187
1904	167
1905	158
1906	179
1907	151
1908	197
1909	216
1910	230
1911	184
1912	235
1913	226
1914	261
1915	270
1916	254
1917	245
1918	275
1919	231
1920	280
1921	252
1922	228
1923	211
1924	220
1925	212
1926	191
1927	221
1928	170
1929	177
1930	155
1931	150
1932	154
1933	162
1934	158
1935	134
1936	119
1937	139
1938	108
1939	103
1940	88
1941	98
1942	86
1943	82
1944	84
1945	84
1946	80
1947	67
1948	74
1949	137
1950	180
1951	185
1952	177
1953	135
1954	159
1955	127
1956	193
1957	172
1958	138
1959	107
1960	107
1961	93
1962	82
1963	69
1964	79
1965	121
1966	97
1967	128
1968	123
1969	92
1970	86
1971	84
1972	93
1973	65
1974	72
1975	52
1976	57
1977	50
1978	42
1979	44
1980	42
1981	53
1982	30
1983	29
1984	42
1985	26
1986	29
1987	27
1988	31
1989	38
1990	29
1991	27
1992	22
1993	28
1994	22
1995	23
1996	27
1997	29
1998	33
1999	34
2000	37
2001	29
2002	31
2003	38
2004	36
2005	37
2006	30
2007	30
2008	31
2009	41
2010	46
2011	41
2012	41
2013	58
2014	52
2015	73
2016	72
2017	89
2018	95
2019	100
2020	97
2021	88
2022	107
2023	104
2024	99
2025	106

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Ohio 1.9×
New York 1.7×
California 1.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 171
Rank in 2025: #1,299
How rare: 1 in 9,399 girls
Since 1880: 17,980

Most popular in 1920, at 280 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 46% per million girls born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Ohio	1.9×	27
New York	1.7×	42
California	1.1×	56

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.