Thera
Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 mi2) and a 2021 census population of 15,480.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Thera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 mi2) and a 2021 census population of 15,480.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Thera
Thera first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1899, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 31 Theras were born — ranking #2,900 that year. As of 2026, Thera ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 892 Theras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Thera
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Thera. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Thera
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- Aristeidis Alafouzos , businessman
- Giannis Alafouzos , former president of Panathinaikos F.C.
- Mariza Koch , singer
- Spyros Markezinis , politician
- Themison of Thera
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Names that sound like Thera
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About the name Thera
Thera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 892 births in the dataset. Thera's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #2,900. Use the chart and map above to compare Thera'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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