How Many People Are Named Thella?
An estimated 2 people in the United States have the first name Thella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 91 years old, and Thella peaked in popularity in 1914 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thella 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 Thella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 91, Thella is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1945.
- Thella is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
2
About 1 in 171,377,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
91
years old
Peak Year
1914
10 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thella
Thella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Thella as a female name
Ranked #3,769 in 1934
7 female births in 1934
Peak: 1914 (10 births)
Thella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thella span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 17 babies were registered. Thella remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Thella by Decade
How has Thella 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.
Thella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thella
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thella?
We estimate approximately 2 people named Thella 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 171,377,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Thella a common name?
Thella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thella most popular?
Thella reached peak popularity in 1914, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thella is approximately 91 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thella a female name?
Thella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thella Smith, Thella Johnson, Thella 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me