Girls' name · since 1880
Theda
Theda has 6,556 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,556
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Theda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,556 recorded since 1880.
Theda has 6,556 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #2,159 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,556 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theda ranks #2,159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,556 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,556
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Theda's 6,556 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Theda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Theda splits its recorded history at 1944: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 356 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Theda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1919)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Theda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,981 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Theda's strongest decade.
1,981 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Theda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 100
1900s
100 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,583 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,981 births
- 1930s
1930s
936 births
- 1940s 727
1940s
727 births
- 1950s 599
1950s
599 births
- 1960s 314
1960s
314 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,981 births (30% of all-time use).
How Theda 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 Theda's total volume
Theda by state
Where Theda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 473 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 450 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 310 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 280 | 4.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 219 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 168 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 165 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 145 | 2.2% |
473 of 6,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Theda appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Theda's data
- Theda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,981 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Thedas (473 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Theda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1880–2021 (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 Theda 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.