Recorded 1918–1955 Girls' name Peak 1918 51 births

Thela — girls' name

51 babies named Thela in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Thela was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thela in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thela

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Thela between 1918 and 1955, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thela performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thela at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

51

Since 1918

38 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1918

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1955

Thela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1918

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195519491948193019281921192019191918 7

Thela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 37% of Thela's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thela?
51 babies have been named Thela since 1918. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Thela most popular?
Thela was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Thela been used?
Thela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 38 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Thela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theresa, Thelma, Therese, Thea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.