Althéa

Meaning and origin of Althéa

Popularity of Althéa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Althéa has been rising fast (+16.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Althéa every 77 schools, all spellings combined.

Althéa in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  580^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,836

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  972^nd girls’ name31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,984

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,366^th girls’ name498 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,703+1.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,430^th girls’ name65 babies in 3 years1 girl in 11,813+4.4% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Althéa and Althea are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Althea10
• Altéa10
• Altea5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Althéa

• Anthéa
• Appoline
• Aléna
• Aglaé
• Apoline
• Agatha
• Alexie
• Harmonie
• Catherine
• Timéa
• Daphnée
• Meyline

See also

• →French names of Greek origin