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Thea

Girl Ancient Greek #321 in 2023

Thea is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Thea

(rather rare in English). Shortened from Dorothea and Theodora, ultimately from θεά.

Popularity of Thea

Popularity, 1880–2023

973 births in 2023

1880 2023

18,344 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2018

1,208 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.