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Thea

Girl

Meaning of Thea: Greek: 'goddess'

Thea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 355th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 66th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#355

867 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#66

686 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,118

First recorded 1880 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 133 babies1982: 123 babies1983: 78 babies1984: 92 babies1985: 81 babies1986: 78 babies1987: 75 babies1988: 104 babies1989: 126 babies1990: 138 babies19901991: 126 babies1992: 98 babies1993: 112 babies1994: 61 babies1995: 67 babies1996: 97 babies1997: 88 babies1998: 75 babies1999: 90 babies2000: 111 babies20002001: 124 babies2002: 124 babies2003: 149 babies2004: 150 babies2005: 130 babies2006: 133 babies2007: 132 babies2008: 148 babies2009: 161 babies2010: 145 babies20102011: 146 babies2012: 187 babies2013: 213 babies2014: 364 babies2015: 688 babies2016: 1,121 babies2017: 1,193 babies2018: 1,209 babies2019: 1,142 babies2020: 1,071 babies20202021: 1,033 babies2022: 1,066 babies2023: 974 babies2024: 897 babies2025: 867 babies
US babies named Thea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,209.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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