Baby Name Popularity Profile
Thalia
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Thalia .
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National Rank (2025)
#648
All-Time Peak Rank
#363
Achieved 1993
Total U.S. Births
16,264
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1885
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2000s
700 births in 1993
π‘ The Thalia Vibe: Considered a Rising Star . A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
To flourish, to blossom
Language Origin
Greek
Origin Type
single
Derived from Greek ΞάλΡια (Thaleia), from ΞΈΞ¬Ξ»Ξ»Ο (thallo) meaning 'to blossom, to flourish'. In Greek mythology, Thalia was one of the Muses, specifically the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
Common Nicknames
Lia
Thal
Alternative Spellings
Thaleia
Pronunciation:
THAH-lee-uh
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Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Thalia across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+32.0%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+26.0%
2015: 354 births
354
2016: 352 births
2017: 350 births
2018: 360 births
2019: 327 births
2020: 338 births
338
2021: 399 births
2022: 461 births
2023: 522 births
2024: 450 births
2025: 446 births
446
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
700
births in 1993
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
3 yrs
Longest Streak
120 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
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: 2,616
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Tha-lia
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with T, a letter used by only 6.1% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Nevada
Top States
Nevada, Arizona, Florida, California, Colorado
States with Data
39
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