Thea
Girl · THEE-a · Greek
Thea is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “goddess”. In 2025 it ranked 65th for girls in the UK (767 babies) and 353rd for girls in the US (867 babies).
What does Thea mean?
Greek: short form of Theodora or Dorothea
“goddess”
Began as a short form of Theodora and Dorothea; on its own, Greek thea means goddess.
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- THEE-a
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Is Thea a girl's or a boy's name?
Thea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 767 girls in the UK and 867 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thea in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #65among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 767about 1 in 360 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 767 girls in the UK were named Thea, making it the 65th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 57th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 1,272 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Thea than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Thea in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 819 girls in the UK were given Thea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #68.
- Thea 767
- Theia 52
Among girls in 2025, it was 66th in England and Wales, 69th in Scotland and 96th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#79) and 2024 (#66).
Thea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 767 | #65 |
| 2024 | 779 | #63 |
| 2023 | 796 | #64 |
| 2022 | 872 | #61 |
| 2021 | 1,024 | #54 |
| 2020 | 957 | #57 |
| 2019 | 1,177 | #46 |
| 2018 | 1,031 | #60 |
| 2017 | 1,173 | #53 |
| 2016 | 1,272 | #53 |
| 2015 | 1,111 | #62 |
| 2014 | 736 | #83 |
| 2013 | 511 | #123 |
| 2012 | 237 | #237 |
| 2011 | 241 | #238 |
| 2010 | 211 | #264 |
| 2009 | 198 | #267 |
| 2008 | 217 | #255 |
| 2007 | 230 | #248 |
| 2006 | 206 | #257 |
| 2005 | 193 | #259 |
| 2004 | 183 | #265 |
| 2003 | 146 | #303 |
| 2002 | 130 | #314 |
| 2001 | 132 | #306 |
| 2000 | 140 | #295 |
| 1999 | 99 | #370 |
| 1998 | 109 | #355 |
| 1997 | 71 | #470 |
| 1996 | 64 | #490 |
How popular is Thea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #353among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 867about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 867 girls in the US were named Thea, making it the 353rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 302nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,209 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Thea than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Thea in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 964 girls in the US were given Thea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #348, up from #353 for this spelling alone.
- Thea 867
- Theia 97
Thea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 867 | #353 |
| 2024 | 897 | #348 |
| 2023 | 974 | #320 |
| 2022 | 1,066 | #300 |
| 2021 | 1,033 | #314 |
| 2020 | 1,071 | #302 |
| 2019 | 1,142 | #293 |
| 2018 | 1,209 | #273 |
| 2017 | 1,193 | #268 |
| 2016 | 1,121 | #291 |
| 2015 | 688 | #463 |
| 2014 | 364 | #768 |
| 2013 | 213 | #1,133 |
| 2012 | 187 | #1,279 |
| 2011 | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,536 |
| 2009 | 161 | #1,444 |
| 2008 | 148 | #1,554 |
| 2007 | 132 | #1,672 |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,608 |
| 2005 | 130 | #1,565 |
| 2004 | 150 | #1,386 |
| 2003 | 149 | #1,357 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,519 |
| 2001 | 124 | #1,505 |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,586 |
| 1999 | 90 | #1,767 |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,989 |
| 1997 | 88 | #1,739 |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,597 |
| 1995 | 67 | #2,023 |
| 1994 | 61 | #2,183 |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,436 |
| 1992 | 98 | #1,572 |
| 1991 | 126 | #1,310 |
| 1990 | 138 | #1,215 |
| 1989 | 126 | #1,247 |
| 1988 | 104 | #1,367 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,629 |
| 1986 | 78 | #1,551 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,504 |
| 1984 | 92 | #1,323 |
| 1983 | 78 | #1,475 |
| 1982 | 123 | #1,138 |
| 1981 | 133 | #1,064 |
| 1980 | 132 | #1,068 |
| 1979 | 114 | #1,161 |
| 1978 | 114 | #1,135 |
| 1977 | 101 | #1,206 |
| 1976 | 97 | #1,172 |
| 1975 | 94 | #1,219 |
| 1974 | 103 | #1,124 |
| 1973 | 85 | #1,231 |
| 1972 | 87 | #1,219 |
| 1971 | 112 | #1,074 |
| 1970 | 101 | #1,144 |
| 1969 | 95 | #1,139 |
| 1968 | 103 | #1,022 |
| 1967 | 96 | #1,060 |
| 1966 | 101 | #1,031 |
| 1965 | 119 | #933 |
| 1964 | 119 | #969 |
| 1963 | 117 | #983 |
| 1962 | 129 | #934 |
| 1961 | 114 | #1,014 |
| 1960 | 106 | #1,042 |
| 1959 | 108 | #1,017 |
| 1958 | 99 | #1,050 |
| 1957 | 124 | #917 |
| 1956 | 93 | #1,057 |
| 1955 | 135 | #833 |
| 1954 | 98 | #983 |
| 1953 | 98 | #953 |
| 1952 | 102 | #913 |
| 1951 | 85 | #1,009 |
| 1950 | 85 | #987 |
| 1949 | 50 | #1,288 |
| 1948 | 56 | #1,208 |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,269 |
| 1946 | 53 | #1,178 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,417 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,432 |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,304 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,387 |
| 1941 | 45 | #1,101 |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,170 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,350 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,580 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,549 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,606 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,913 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,753 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,685 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,660 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,703 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,253 |
| 1927 | 40 | #1,233 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,882 |
| 1925 | 19 | #2,017 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,264 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,897 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,577 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,156 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,375 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,995 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,689 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,882 |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,480 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,528 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,178 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,545 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,773 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,471 |
| 1908 | 10 | #1,357 |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,384 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,553 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,695 |
| 1904 | 10 | #1,170 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #936 |
| 1901 | 15 | #857 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1899 | 10 | #1,034 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #982 |
| 1896 | 11 | #999 |
| 1895 | 26 | #596 |
| 1894 | 10 | #998 |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,091 |
| 1892 | 12 | #861 |
| 1891 | 9 | #943 |
| 1890 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1889 | 13 | #724 |
| 1888 | 14 | #690 |
| 1887 | 6 | #1,036 |
| 1886 | 10 | #731 |
| 1885 | 9 | #745 |
| 1884 | 10 | #686 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 7 | #740 |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
| 1880 | 6 | #738 |
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