Thalia
Thalia is a feminine given name of ancient Greek origin. It may refer to the following notable people:Thalía, Mexican singer and actress Thalia, Indonesian singer and former member of the idol group JKT48 Thalia Assuras, a Canadian television journalist and media consultant Thalia C.
- Greek Mythology
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Thalia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thalia is a feminine given name of ancient Greek origin. It may refer to the following notable people:Thalía, Mexican singer and actress Thalia, Indonesian singer and former member of the idol group JKT48 Thalia Assuras, a Canadian television journalist and media consultant Thalia C.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- Greek
The Story of Thalia
Thalia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1885, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 700 Thalias were born — ranking #363 that year. As of 2026, Thalia ranks #595 for baby girls with 511 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 17K Thalias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Thalia
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About the name Thalia
Thalia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Thalia's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #363. Use the chart and map above to compare Thalia'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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