Thessalonia
Thessaloniki is a city in northern Greece. The nation's second-largest, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, it is the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
Meaning & Origin of Thessalonia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thessaloniki is a city in northern Greece. The nation's second-largest, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, it is the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
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Origin & history
The Story of Thessalonia
The earliest SSA record of Thessalonia as a baby boy name dates back to 1923, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Thessalonia — #4,239 in the national rankings. Thessalonia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1923, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Thessalonia
Thessalonia is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Thessalonia's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #4,239. Use the chart and map above to compare Thessalonia'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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