Theia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- THEE-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #765 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,981 for girls
Theia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “divine”. In 2025 it ranked 765th for girls in the UK (52 babies) and 1,981st for girls in the US (97 babies).
What does Theia mean?
Greek
“divine”
In Greek mythology Theia was a Titan, mother of the sun Helios, the moon Selene and the dawn Eos.
Is Theia a girl's or a boy's name?
Theia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 girls in the UK and 97 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Theia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #765among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 5,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 52 girls in the UK were named Theia, making it the 765th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 592nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 109 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Theia than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Theia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 819 girls in the UK were given Theia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #68, up from #765 for this spelling alone.
- Thea 767
- Theia 52
Among girls in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Theia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #765 |
| 2024 | 59 | #694 |
| 2023 | 76 | #553 |
| 2022 | 69 | #607 |
| 2021 | 109 | #444 |
| 2020 | 72 | #592 |
| 2019 | 60 | #703 |
| 2018 | 61 | #714 |
| 2017 | 71 | #646 |
| 2016 | 91 | #517 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 59 | #722 |
| 2013 | 37 | #1,044 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
How popular is Theia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,981among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 97about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 97 girls in the US were named Theia, making it the 1,981st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,302nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 113 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Theia in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 964 girls in the US were given Theia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #348, up from #1,981 for this spelling alone.
- Thea 867
- Theia 97
Theia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | #1,981 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,823 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2022 | 91 | #2,103 |
| 2021 | 99 | #1,971 |
| 2020 | 77 | #2,302 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,802 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1,852 |
| 2017 | 112 | #1,828 |
| 2016 | 98 | #2,017 |
| 2015 | 76 | #2,408 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3,650 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Names like Theia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyra Pippa Isla Freya Mila Maisie Luna Dua Ayra Harper Myla Tilly
Other spellings of Theia
Names related to Theia
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Theia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/theia, updated 20 October 2026.