Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Thalia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Near water
Aramaic
Praise

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Greek/Roman Mythology
  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Thalia

Pronunciation

th(a)-lia

Famous People

Actress Talia Shire

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #363, 700 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 446 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025446
2024444
2023520
2022460
2021399
2020338
2019327
2018360
2017350
2016352

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #397, 105 births); most recent 2025 (rank #502, 80 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202580
202471
2023105
202262
202187
202051
201965
201868
201758
201656

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #265, 250 births); most recent 2023 (rank #256, 238 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023238
2022250
2021241
2020229
2019187
2018174
2017226
2016207
2015170
2014226

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #497, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20243
20237
20226
2021–
20206
20194
20185
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #342, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
20247
202310
20223
20213
20204
20196
20185
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #285, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
2022–
2021–
20205
20198
20188
2017–
20166
20155
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence