Althea is a distinctive choice, ranked #1449 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Althea in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1449
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 â and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Althea is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Althea
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Althea per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Althea in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Althea is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 324 places over the last five years to #1449 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 â Althea Bridges is an opera singer (soprano) and music teacher.; Althea Currier â Althea Currier is an American glamour model and actress, active throughout the 1960s.; Althea Sealy â Althea Sealy is a Belizean ballerina who serves as the first Artistic Director of the Belize National Dance Company..
Althea does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Altheas in the wild.
22
UK babies named Althea (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 324 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Althea
Likely around 1 other Althea in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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. In 1956, she became the first Black player to win a Grand Slam event (the French Open).
Althea McNish CM FSCD was an artist from Trinidad who became the first Black British textile designer to earn an international reputation. Born in Trinidad, McNish moved to Britain in the 1950s.
Maria Altheyah Sofia Olivar Ablan, better known as Althea Ablan, is a Filipino actress. She is known for her main protagonist role in Prima Donnas as Donna Belle, and her anti-hero role in AraBella as Bella or Jona.
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. She is based out of Los Angeles, United States.
Althea Mary Braithwaite, was an English children's author, illustrator, publisher and glass artist, best known for Desmond the Dinosaur. Althea Braithwaite was born in Pinner, Middlesex, the younger daughter of Rosemary (nÊe Harris) and RAF Air Vice-Marshal Francis Braithwaite.