Girls' name · since 1962
Thania
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 1,426 babies named Thania, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,426
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,426 babies have been named Thania since 1962, making it today's #15235 girls' name.
Thania has 1,426 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15235 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #5,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,235 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,426 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thania ranks #5,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,235 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,426 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,426
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Thania's 1,426 recorded births place it above 91.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Thania compares
1,426 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Thania's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Thania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thania's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Thania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (584 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Thania's strongest decade.
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Thania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
520 births
- 2000s
2000s
584 births
- 2010s 158
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 584 births (41% of all-time use).
How Thania 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 Thania's total volume
Thania by state
Where Thania concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 432 | 30.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 174 | 12.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 41 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
432 of 1,426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Thania's data
- Thania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (584 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Thanias (432 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 Thania: 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 (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Thania 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.