Thalya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- THAL-yah
- Origin
- Greek
Thalya is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Thalya come from?
Greek: probably a variant of Thalia, from Greek thallein 'to blossom'
Is Thalya a girl's or a boy's name?
Thalya is a girls' name.
How popular is Thalya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Thalya in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thalya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
Names like Thalya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha Anya Salma Zaira Safa Maya Aaliyah Naya Aya Hana Raya Amaya
Names related to Thalya
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Thalya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thalya, updated 20 October 2026.