Girls' name · since 1967
Theia
Theia has 1,217 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Theia currently ranks #1987 among girls' names in America, with 1,217 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theia has been recorded 1,217 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #1987 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #6,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,217 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theia ranks #6,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,217 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Theia's 1,217 recorded births place it above 90.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Theia compares
1,217 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Theia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Theia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Theia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Theia's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 113, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Theia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Theia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (607 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Theia's strongest decade.
607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Theia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
607 births
- 2020s
2020s
572 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 607 births (50% of all-time use).
How Theia 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 Theia's total volume
Theia by state
Where Theia concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 50 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 48 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Washington | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.2% |
111 of 1,217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Theia appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Theia's data
- Theia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (607 total births) through the 2020s (572) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Theias (111 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 Theia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Theia 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.