Thaleia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tha-LAY-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Thaleia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “flourishing, blooming”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Thaleia mean?
Greek: Greek form of Thalia, from thallein 'to flourish'
“flourishing, blooming”
Thaleia is the Muse of comedy and also one of the three Graces.
Is Thaleia a girl's or a boy's name?
Thaleia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thaleia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Thaleia, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Thaleia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
Nicknames for Thaleia
- Thea 767 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Thaleia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Athena, Thea, Ophelia, Maeva, Elena, Aurora, Cora, Margot, Ottilie, Talia, Lyra, Daphne
Names related to Thaleia
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Thaleia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thaleia, updated 20 October 2026.