girl's name

Thirza

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 214

Thirza is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1981 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.

  • Thirza is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1917, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1887.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Thirza over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1981, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '80
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Births named Thirza by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 11
1890s 13
1900s 23
1910s 55
1920s 59
1930s 18
1940s 12
1950s 10
1980s (to 1981) 6

How popular is Thirza?

In 1981, Thirza 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 Thirza is used

England & Wales #6,504 3 in 2017
United States #9,210 6 in 1981

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 Thirza

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

Parents who like Thirza also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thirza over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Thirza

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

Common questions about Thirza

How popular is the name Thirza?

In 1981, Thirza 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 Thirza a girl's or a boy's name?

Thirza is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Thirza?

Thirza has 2 syllables.

When was Thirza most popular?

Thirza peaked in 1917, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.