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Thalia

/ˈθeɪljə/ · 100% girls · #648 in the US for girls, 2025

Thalia has been given to about 16,264 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈθeɪljə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 15,283
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thalia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 700
  • Born in 2025446
  • All time16,264
  • England & Wales, 2025#502 · 80

How popular is Thalia?

Thalia ranks 648th among American girls in 2025, with 446 born that year. Its best year was 1993, when 700 babies were given the name, ranking 363rd. The typical living American called Thalia is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Thalia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Talia0.88
  2. Nathalia0.78
  3. Malia0.75
  4. Tania0.75
  5. Shania0.75
  6. Dalia0.75
  7. Alia0.75
  8. Tamia0.75

Middle names for Thalia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thalia Josephine0.84
  2. Thalia Rose0.83
  3. Thalia Louise0.83
  4. Thalia June0.82
  5. Thalia Pearl0.82
  6. Thalia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Thalia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mohammadbrother · 0.98
  2. Reynasister · 0.98
  3. Mohammedbrother · 0.98
  4. Hanasister · 0.97
  5. Alenasister · 0.97
  6. Ahmedbrother · 0.96

Where Thalia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Rhode Island0.09%
  2. Idaho0.04%
  3. Nebraska0.04%
  4. Oregon0.02%
  5. Connecticut0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Thalia White0.78
  2. Thalia Reyes0.78
  3. Thalia Nguyen0.78
  4. Thalia Moore0.78
  5. Thalia Lee0.78
  6. Thalia Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Thalia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Thalia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.