Girls' name · since 1885
Thalia
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 16,264 babies named Thalia, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #647 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,264
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Thalia is the #647 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 16,264 recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Thalia recorded 16,264 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #647 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #647 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,264 born since 1885
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thalia ranks #1,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #647 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,264 born since 1885, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #647 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,264
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
Thalia's 16,264 recorded births place it above 98.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Thalia compares
16,264 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thalia's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,264 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 700 | 21 | 19,840 |
Thalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thalia splits its recorded history at 1964: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 700 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 700
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Thalia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,850 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Thalia's strongest decade.
3,850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Thalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s 189
1910s
189 births
- 1920s 300
1920s
300 births
- 1930s 297
1930s
297 births
- 1940s 263
1940s
263 births
- 1950s 300
1950s
300 births
- 1960s 459
1960s
459 births
- 1970s 370
1970s
370 births
- 1980s 512
1980s
512 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,815 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,850 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,234 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,616 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,850 births (24% of all-time use).
How Thalia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Thalia's total volume
Thalia by state
Where Thalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,767 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,743 | 10.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,427 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 992 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 592 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 402 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 395 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 394 | 2.4% |
2,767 of 16,264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Thalia appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Thalia's data
- Thalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,850 total births) through the 2020s (2,616) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Thalias (2,767 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thalia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.