Is Altha a boy or girl name?

Altha is a girl’s name. Of the 3,386 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Altha

Recorded 1880–1976 · United States

Altha was most popular in 1916, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,224 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,386 people named Altha.

Altha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Altha’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Altha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Altha is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 3,386 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Altha

Where Altha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org