Arthea

AHR-thee-uh /ˈɑːɹθiə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Arthea is a very rare variant of Aretha that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Arthea is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1981. Arthea was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 1953 (8 births).

About the name Arthea

PronunciationAHR-thee-uh /ˈɑːɹθiə/
8peak births 1953
1921first in SSA data

Names similar to Arthea

ArethaArthaArithaArthiAltheaDortheaAreathaArtieArthasArthel

How popular is Arthea?

Girls named Arthea
19211930194019501960197019801981
Girls named Arthea per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1921–1981 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1981) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Arthea total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19815—#10,542
19765—#9,380
19716—#7,445
19665—#6,616
19645—#6,831
19626—#5,897
19545—#5,796
19538—#4,252
19505—#5,344
19376—#3,828
19317—#3,514
19306—#4,076
19286—#4,226
19216—#4,500
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