Thalia

#647 for girls in 2025, 446 births

Peak · girls
1993 · 700 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,264
since 1885

Thalia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Thalia has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #363, 1993girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#647446
2024#653450
2023#570522
2022#640461
2021#717399
2020#802338
2019#830327
2018#756360
2017#785350
2016#808352
2015#797354
2014#741377
2013#847307
2012#924278
2011#990257
2010#944272
2009#965277
2008#875318
2007#819351
2006#771357
2005#674412
2004#574495
2003#623431
2002#605423
2001#650388
2000#630398
1999#626380
1998#624377
1997#539441
1996#488488
1995#494500
1994#640340
1993#363700
1992#749280
1991#1,144155
1990#1,127154
1989#1,326117
1988#1,178129
1987#3,03131
1986#3,05430
1985#3,24627
1984#2,67734
1983#2,39839
1982#2,83032
1981#2,56336
1980#2,53737
1979#2,38739
1978#1,98748
1977#2,02647
1976#2,38734
1975#2,51631
1974#2,10039
1973#2,09438
1972#2,39830
1971#2,42731
1970#2,30733
1969#1,98040
1968#1,97537
1967#2,16730
1966#1,82739
1965#1,65546
1964#1,70846
1963#1,78742
1962#1,73243
1961#1,69745
1960#1,13891
1959#2,05430
1958#2,32224
1957#1,62844
1956#2,00529
1955#1,77435
1954#2,02727
1953#2,07125
1952#2,12623
1951#1,63734
1950#1,76429
1949#1,66632
1948#1,82027
1947#1,79029
1946#1,67828
1945#2,59812
1944#1,45531
1943#1,49231
1942#1,70624
1941#1,47228
1940#1,74521
1939#1,79719
1938#1,31631
1937#2,57011
1936#1,23034
1935#1,41827
1934#1,31730
1933#1,15837
1932#98951
1931#1,25833
1930#1,60724
1929#1,70422
1928#1,50228
1927#1,48630
1926#1,44931
1925#1,40933
1924#1,20643
1923#1,32735
1922#1,68225
1921#1,57728
1920#1,66625
1919#1,52727
1918#1,56626
1917#1,77320
1916#1,40827
1915#1,43925
1914#1,74015
1913#2,03410
1912#1,29717
1911#1,54510
1910#1,33512
1909#1,7637
1908#1,35710
1907#2,0615
1906#1,15411
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1904#1,2519
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1902#1,5946
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1899#1,3946
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five girls were named Thalia! It came in at #1,047, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Thalia is popular in 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedNHWashington: #698 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,483 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #635 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,252 girlsILWisconsin: #680 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,325 girlsWIMichigan: #775 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,219 girlsMINew York: #736 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,970 girlsNYMassachusetts: #417 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedRIOregon: #419 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,692 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedSDIowa: #411 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,613 girlsIAIndiana: #854 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,375 girlsINOhio: #1,276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,797 girlsOHPennsylvania: #941 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,866 girlsPANew Jersey: #942 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,309 girlsNJConnecticut: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsCTCalifornia: #827 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 4,889 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedUTColorado: #530 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #675 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,063 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,247 girlsVAMaryland: #693 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedDEArizona: #431 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsAZNew Mexico: #321 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,061 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,231 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,567 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #884 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,258 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,317 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,116 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Thalia, so not publishedHITexas: #723 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsTXFlorida: #608 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,184 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#321 · 1 in 1,091
  2. Iowa#411 · 1 in 1,613
  3. Massachusetts#417 · 1 in 1,945
  4. Oregon#419 · 1 in 1,692
  5. Arizona#431 · 1 in 1,931

Best ever in a state: #150 in Rhode Island, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#32161 in 1,091
Iowa#41181 in 1,613
Massachusetts#417131 in 1,945
Oregon#41991 in 1,692
Arizona#431161 in 1,931
Connecticut#50151 in 2,406
Colorado#530101 in 2,339
Florida#608271 in 3,184
Illinois#635181 in 3,252
Missouri#67581 in 3,400
Wisconsin#68071 in 3,325
Maryland#69371 in 3,443
Washington#69891 in 3,483
Texas#723431 in 3,946
New York#736231 in 3,970
Michigan#775101 in 4,219
California#827421 in 4,889
Indiana#85471 in 4,375
Louisiana#88451 in 4,258
Pennsylvania#94191 in 5,866
New Jersey#94271 in 5,309
Tennessee#1,06151 in 6,231
Virginia#1,06361 in 6,247
North Carolina#1,22761 in 7,567
Ohio#1,27661 in 8,797
Georgia#1,31761 in 8,116
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Thalia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#653 → #647)
  • 155 spots since 2020 (#802 → #647)
  • 150 spots since 2015 (#797 → #647)
  • Biggest jump: 395 spots in 1992 (#1,144 → #749)
  • Biggest drop: 277 spots in 1994 (#363 → #640)
Rise & fade · girls
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1993 at #363 (700 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,584
  • Highest: 1 in 2,584 girls born in 1993 were named Thalia (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,604 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 23.7% of all girls named Thalia (3,850) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,047 (1885)#1,047
1890s6#1,394 (1899)#1,394
1900s48#1,154 (1906)#1,530
1910s189#1,297 (1912)#1,566
1920s300#1,206 (1924)#1,501
1930s297#989 (1932)#1,466
1940s263#1,455 (1944)#1,742
1950s300#1,628 (1957)#1,941
1960s459#1,138 (1960)#1,767
1970s370#1,987 (1978)#2,263
1980s512#1,178 (1988)#2,484
1990s3,815#363 (1993)#679
2000s3,850#574 (2004)#719
2010s3,234#741 (2014)#842
2020s2,616#570 (2023)#672

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Thalia in 2015

girls
#797
354 births · 1 in 5,043 girls

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #797Thalia354
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 5,043 of them was named Thalia, which outranked 95.8% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thalia
  1. #794Estrella355
  2. #794Lillianna355
  3. #794Taliyah355
  4. #797Thalia354
  5. #797Shayla354
  6. #799Aurelia353
  7. #799Marjorie353
  8. #801Milania352

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →