girls' name ★ peaked 1993

Thalia

Meaning Thalia is a feminine given name of ancient Greek origin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #648 Trend ↑ Rising 43%

Thalia is a feminine given name of ancient Greek origin.

Rank 2025
#648
among girls · ↑7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
446
named Thalia · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,604
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1993
700 babies
All-time total
16,264
#1,214 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Thalia popularity over time

16,264 babies have been named Thalia since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1993Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 1 – #1,186
1890s 6 1 +20% #1,574
1900s 48 5 +700% #1,222
1910s 189 19 +294% #1,345
1920s 300 30 +59% #1,226
1930s 297 30 -1% #996
1940s 263 26 -11% #1,483
1950s 300 30 +14% #1,640
1960s 459 46 +53% #1,146
1970s 370 37 -19% #2,011
1980s 512 51 +38% #1,180
1990s 3,815 382 +645% #363
2000s 3,850 385 +1% #574
2010s 3,234 323 -16% #744
2020s (to 2025) 2,616 436 +35% #570

Where Thalia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 470 0.29 outside top 500
2027 491 0.31 outside top 500
2028 510 0.32 outside top 500
2029 526 0.33 outside top 500
2030 541 0.34 outside top 500

Where Thalia is most popular

Girls named Thalia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.281 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Thalia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 33 0.710 +153%
Colorado 62 0.555 +98%
Arizona 76 0.542 +93%
California 390 0.464 +65%
Oregon 30 0.461 +64%
Illinois 100 0.437 +56%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +55%
Washington 63 0.436 +55%
Missouri 52 0.431 +54%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +42%
Florida 165 0.386 +37%
Massachusetts 46 0.380 +35%
Maryland 38 0.359 +28%
Texas 273 0.339 +21%
Idaho 11 0.329 +17%
Virginia 55 0.323 +15%
Kansas 17 0.295 +5%
Indiana 39 0.278 ≈ national
Michigan 50 0.275 ≈ national
Tennessee 42 0.265 -6%
New Jersey 44 0.244 -13%
New York 96 0.242 -14%
Utah 20 0.240 -14%
Pennsylvania 55 0.233 -17%
Connecticut 13 0.223 -20%
Ohio 53 0.223 -20%
Wisconsin 23 0.223 -20%
North Carolina 45 0.198 -30%
Iowa 11 0.188 -33%
Georgia 42 0.185 -34%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -37%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -41%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -50%
Minnesota 15 0.139 -50%
Alabama 7 0.075 -73%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -76%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -80%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Thalia

Thalia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #648 in 2025 with 446 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 16,264 American babies have been named Thalia. Its peak came in 1993, when 700 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Thalia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Thalia?

The median living Thalia is about 21 years old; half are between 9 and 30. An estimated 15 thousand people named Thalia are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Thalia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 446 #648
2024 450 #655
2023 522 #570
2022 461 #640
2021 399 #718
2020 338 #802
2019 327 #831
2018 360 #758
2017 350 #787
2016 352 #812
2015 354 #798
2014 377 #744
2013 307 #849
2012 278 #925
2011 257 #991
2010 272 #947
2009 277 #965
2008 318 #878
2007 351 #820
2006 357 #772
2005 412 #676
2004 495 #574
2003 431 #623
2002 423 #607
2001 388 #652
2000 398 #630
1995 500 #494
1990 154 #1,129
1985 27 #3,324
1980 37 #2,594
1975 31 #2,561
1970 33 #2,349
1965 46 #1,669
1960 91 #1,146
1955 35 #1,800
1950 29 #1,791
1945 12 #2,730
1940 21 #1,788
1935 27 #1,442
1930 24 #1,655
1925 33 #1,439
1920 25 #1,701
1915 25 #1,470
1910 12 #1,414
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 5 #1,186
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Thalia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Thalia?

The median living Thalia is about 21 years old. Half of all living Thalias are between 9 and 30 years old.

How many people named Thalia are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Thalia are alive in the United States, based on 16,264 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Thalia mean?

Thalia is a feminine given name of ancient Greek origin.

How popular is the name Thalia in 2025?

Thalia ranked #648 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 446 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Thalia?

16,264 babies have been named Thalia in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Thalia most popular?

Thalia peaked in 1993, when 700 newborns received the name.

Is Thalia a boy or girl name?

Thalia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Thalia rising or falling?

Thalia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Thalia become more popular?

Thalia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 541 girls named Thalia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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