Girls' name · since 1960
Thearsa
21 babies named Thearsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thearsa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Thearsa recorded 21 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1971.
- #45,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thearsa ranks #45,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #45,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thearsa's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thearsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thearsa's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thearsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1971
- Peak year (1968)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Thearsa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1960s was Thearsa's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Thearsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Thearsa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Thearsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1960–1971 (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 Thearsa 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.