Thalassa
In Greek mythology, Thalassa is a divine female personification of the sea. Her name may have been of Pre-Greek origin and connected to the name of the Mesopotamian primordial sea goddess Tiamat.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Thalassa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Greek mythology, Thalassa is a divine female personification of the sea. Her name may have been of Pre-Greek origin and connected to the name of the Mesopotamian primordial sea goddess Tiamat.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Thalassa
The earliest SSA record of Thalassa as a baby girl name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Thalassa — #8,443 in the national rankings. Thalassa last appeared in the published SSA data in 1977, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Thalassa
Thalassa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Thalassa's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #8,443. Use the chart and map above to compare Thalassa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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