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Thekla

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 346

France

#713

1916 births

Thekla is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1890, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Thekla 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 2021, not a full ten years.

79
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '60 '70 '20
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Births named Thekla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 43
1890s 79
1900s 70
1910s 74
1920s 13
1960s 5
1970s 6
2020s (to 2021) 6

How popular is Thekla?

In 2021, Thekla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Thekla is used

France #713 5 in 1916
United States #13,777 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Thekla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Thekla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thekla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Thekla

How popular is the name Thekla?

In 2021, Thekla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Thekla a girl's or a boy's name?

Thekla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Thekla?

Thekla has 2 syllables.

When was Thekla most popular?

Thekla peaked in 1890, when 14 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.