Recorded 1914–1934 Girls' name Peak 1914 43 births

Thella — girls' name

43 babies named Thella in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s161930s17
1930s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Thella was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

10 babies were named Thella in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thella

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Thella between 1914 and 1934, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thella performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Thella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thella 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 43 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.

Thella at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

43

Since 1914

21 years of records

Peak year

1914

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1914

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1934

Thella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1914

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1914)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 193419311924192119201914 10

Thella by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
17 births that decade — 40% of Thella's all-time total
1910s101920s161930s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thella?
43 babies have been named Thella since 1914. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1914 with 10 births.
When was Thella most popular?
Thella was most popular in the 1930s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Thella been used?
Thella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 21 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Thella?
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, 1914–1934 (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.