Althea is a distinctive choice, ranked #1362 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Althea in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1362
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About the Name Althea
Althea is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 324 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1128 in 2021 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Althea is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Althea in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Althea
Althea Gibson — Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.
Althea McNish — Althea McNish CM FSCD was an artist from Trinidad who became the first Black British textile designer to earn an international reputation.
Althea Bridges — Althea Bridges is an opera singer (soprano) and music teacher.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Althea
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Althea per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Althea in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Althea is rising: up 411 places since 2020, to #1,362 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,128 in 2021.
Althea is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Althea include: Althea Bridges, Althea Currier and Althea Sealy. Short summaries for each appear below.
Althea does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Altheas in the wild.
23
UK babies named Althea (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Althea
Almost certainly the only Althea in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Althea
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.
Althea Lim is a Singaporean entrepreneur and the co-founder and group chief executive officer of Gushcloud International, a global influencer and talent acquisition company.