girl's name
Thalia
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 24,609
the United States
#647
2025 births
Thalia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 446 babies in the United States, ranking #647. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Thalia is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 1993, when 700 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,434 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Thalia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 48 |
| 1910s | 189 |
| 1920s | 300 |
| 1930s | 297 |
| 1940s | 263 |
| 1950s | 300 |
| 1960s | 459 |
| 1970s | 370 |
| 1980s | 512 |
| 1990s | 3,815 |
| 2000s | 3,850 |
| 2010s | 3,234 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,616 |
How popular is Thalia?
In 2025, Thalia was given to 446 babies in the United States, ranking #647 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Thalia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Thalia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Thalïa | Thalïa is Thalia written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,569. | 115 |
Names that peaked alongside Thalia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Thalia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thalia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Thalia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Tahlia
Sibling names for Thalia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thalia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Thalia
How popular is the name Thalia?
In 2025, Thalia was given to 446 babies in the United States, ranking #647 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Thalia a girl's or a boy's name?
Thalia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Thalia?
Thalia has 2 syllables.
When was Thalia most popular?
Thalia peaked in 1993, when 700 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Thalia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Thalia currently ranks #239 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.