How Many People Are Named Thalia?
An estimated 14,418 people in the United States have the first name Thalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Thalia peaked in popularity in 1993 with 700 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thalia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,418
About 1 in 23,773 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1993
700 births
Total Registered
15,808
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thalia
Thalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,808 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Thalia as a female name
Ranked #658 in 2024
444 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (700 births)
Thalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thalia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,849 babies were registered. While Thalia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thalia by Decade
How has Thalia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thalia by State
Birth registrations for Thalia span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Arkansas, Nebraska. On average, about 310 Thalias were registered per state.
Thalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thalia
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Thalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thalia?
We estimate approximately 14,418 people named Thalia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 23,773 Americans share this first name.
Is Thalia a common name?
Thalia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,808 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thalia most popular?
Thalia reached peak popularity in 1993, when 700 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thalia is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thalia a female name?
Thalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thalia Smith, Thalia Johnson, Thalia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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