Quick answers about Aletha
How many people are named Aletha?
An estimated 2,865 living Americans are named Aletha.
How rare is Aletha?
Aletha fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Aletha?
The median age of a living American named Aletha is approximately 57 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 68 years old.
Is Aletha still popular?
Not especially. Aletha has been declining since its 1923 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Aletha most common?
Aletha has its strongest geographic signal in Iowa, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Aletha is most concentrated in Iowa — about 3.5× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Michigan.
States where Aletha is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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