Historia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hih-STOR-ee-uh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Historia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “history, inquiry”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Historia mean?
Greek: Latin and Spanish word for history, from Greek historia 'inquiry'
“history, inquiry”
Historia Reiss is a major character in the anime and manga series Attack on Titan.
Is Historia a girl's or a boy's name?
Historia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Historia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 700% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Historia, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 2020.
Half of all the girls named Historia in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Historia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
Names like Historia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ophelia, Octavia, Rosalia, Helena, Lydia, Magnolia, Aurelia, Amelia, Julia, Sophia, Cordelia, Cora
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Historia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/historia, updated 20 October 2026.