Althea

Althea: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “healing”
Origin: Greek
Say it: al-THEE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek althein, to heal. Also the name of a figure in Greek mythology.

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How popular is Althea?

202448.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Althea in 2024160

2024 rank#1,396 girls

Peak year1910

Total US babies since 188017,812

Althea is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Althea

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Althea questions

What does the name Althea mean?

Althea means "healing". It comes from Greek. From Greek althein, to heal. Also the name of a figure in Greek mythology.

Is Althea a boy or girl name?

Althea is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Althea?

160 US babies were named Althea in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.

How do you pronounce Althea?

Althea is usually pronounced al-THEE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.