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Girl name

Altha

99% girls · last recorded 1976

Altha has been given to about 3,386 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 795
Median age today84 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Altha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 103
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,386

How popular is Altha?

Its best year was 1916, when 103 babies were given the name, ranking 692nd. The typical living American called Altha is about 84 years old today.

Names that sound like Altha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aletha0.82
  2. Alta0.79
  3. Martha0.75
  4. Althea0.77
  5. Alysha0.75
  6. Alpha0.74
  7. Alisha0.70
  8. Agatha0.70

Middle names for Altha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Altha Josephine0.84
  2. Altha Rose0.83
  3. Altha Louise0.83
  4. Altha June0.82
  5. Altha Pearl0.82
  6. Altha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Altha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.85
  2. Goldiesister · 0.84
  3. Lettiesister · 0.83
  4. Cleoeither · 0.83
  5. Sambrother · 0.75
  6. Forestbrother · 0.75

Where Altha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Altha White0.78
    2. Altha Reyes0.78
    3. Altha Nguyen0.78
    4. Altha Moore0.78
    5. Altha Lee0.78
    6. Altha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Altha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.