The first name Aletha
A girl’s name from Greek meaning “truth”, “speaker of truth”, “one who speaks truth”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Aletha means “truth”, “speaker of truth”, “one who speaks truth” in Greek.
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia), meaning "truth", "speaker of truth, one who speaks truth".
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Aletha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 8 girls born in the United States were named Aletha, the 11,169th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 145 were.
6,948
babies named Aletha since 1880
#11,169
rank in 2024
1923
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Aletha mean?
- Aletha means “truth”, “speaker of truth”, “one who speaks truth” in Greek.
- What is the origin of the name Aletha?
- Derived from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia), meaning "truth", "speaker of truth, one who speaks truth".
- Is Aletha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,948 US babies named Aletha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Aletha most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 145 babies were named Aletha, its highest rank at 604th.