Girls' name · since 2018

Theya

Theya has 16 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#49,280 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Theya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 2018.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theya has been recorded 16 times among girls since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.

  • #49,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theya ranks #49,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#49,280 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Theya's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Theya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Theya splits its recorded history at 2020: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Theya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 201820202023 6

Theya by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2020s was Theya's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Theya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theya?
Theya has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #49,280 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 6 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Theya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theya ranks #49,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Theya most popular?
Theya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Theya been used?
Records for Theya go back to 2018, giving 6 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Theya?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Theya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2018–2023 (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 Theya 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.