Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Search this site

Thea

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
A goddess. Also a nickname from Alethea, Althea, Anthea, Dorothy and Theodora.
English
Melting ice

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Thea

Pronunciation

the()-thea

Famous People

British musician Thea Gilmore

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #4348, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #273, 1,208 births); most recent 2025 (rank #353, 867 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–867
2024–893
2023–973
2022–1,065
2021–1,033
2020–1,069
2019–1,142
2018–1,208
2017–1,192
2016–1,121

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 2016 (rank #49, 1,132 births); most recent 2025 (rank #66, 686 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025686
2024686
2023716
2022768
2021917
2020858
20191,052
2018920
20171,041
20161,132

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 2016 (rank #44, 1,336 births); most recent 2023 (rank #54, 936 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023936
20221,058
20211,073
20201,097
20191,000
20181,028
20171,163
20161,336
2015720
2014345

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 2021 (rank #136, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #211, 21 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202521
202423
202328
202231
202137
202021
201922
201822
201727
201627

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 2017 (rank #56, 88 births); most recent 2025 (rank #69, 60 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202560
202466
202352
202266
202175
202067
201975
201877
201788
201686

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 Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #42, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #96, 21 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202521
202427
202328
202238
202132
202032
201950
201834
201744
201654

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

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #117, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #148, 20 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202320
202212
202120
202014
201920
201827
201727
201627
201526
201417

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