Thelia

Girl · recorded 1920–1976

  • 1976last recorded
  • 1960best year

Most popular in 1960.

Last recorded in 1976. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Thelia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 14 recorded years as a table
Thelia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19205
19325
19434
19473
19543
19563
19572
19593
19605
19613
19643
19673
19714
19763

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Thelia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1976
5
Rank in 1976
#9,284
How rare
1 in 293,019 girls
Since 1920
85

Thelia was last recorded in 1976. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1960, at 5 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Thelia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.