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Thea Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Thea?

The somewhat popular name Thea was the 273rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 268, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2017.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 1,194 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Thea was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Thea, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1917-1920, 1923-1927, 1936-1941, 1942-1946, 1947-1950, 1951-1955, 1959-1962, 1997-2003, and 2010-2016, whereas 1930-1933, and 1991-1994 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Thea has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Thea popularity headed?

Thea's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Thea has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Thea lately has risen dramatically.

The name Thea is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Thea (Girl)Thea (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,194 273 < 5 --
2017 1,186 268 < 5 --
2016 1,120 290 < 5 --
2015 688 461 < 5 --
2014 364 769 < 5 --
2013 213 1,134 < 5 --
2012 187 1,282 < 5 --
2011 146 1,519 < 5 --
2010 144 1,555 < 5 --
2009 161 1,449 < 5 --
2008 148 1,560 < 5 --
2007 132 1,678 < 5 --
2006 133 1,613 < 5 --
2005 130 1,572 < 5 --
2004 150 1,396 < 5 --
2003 149 1,363 < 5 --
2002 124 1,531 < 5 --
2001 124 1,514 < 5 --
2000 111 1,599 < 5 --
1999 90 1,782 < 5 --
1998 75 2,010 < 5 --
1997 88 1,747 < 5 --
1996 97 1,608 < 5 --
1995 67 2,048 < 5 --
1994 61 2,206 < 5 --
1993 113 1,435 < 5 --
1992 97 1,599 < 5 --
1991 126 1,321 < 5 --
1990 138 1,222 < 5 --
1989 126 1,258 < 5 --
1988 104 1,374 < 5 --
1987 75 1,645 < 5 --
1986 78 1,561 < 5 --
1985 81 1,520 < 5 --
1984 92 1,330 < 5 --
1983 78 1,483 < 5 --
1982 123 1,149 < 5 --
1981 133 1,065 < 5 --
1980 132 1,075 < 5 --
1979 115 1,161 < 5 --
1978 114 1,136 < 5 --
1977 101 1,213 < 5 --
1976 97 1,181 < 5 --
1975 94 1,226 < 5 --
1974 103 1,131 < 5 --
1973 85 1,237 < 5 --
1972 88 1,219 < 5 --
1971 111 1,092 < 5 --
1970 101 1,153 < 5 --
1969 95 1,147 < 5 --
1968 103 1,027 < 5 --
1967 95 1,069 < 5 --
1966 101 1,041 < 5 --
1965 119 938 < 5 --
1964 119 974 < 5 --
1963 117 989 < 5 --
1962 129 937 < 5 --
1961 114 1,020 < 5 --
1960 106 1,046 < 5 --
1959 107 1,029 < 5 --
1958 100 1,052 < 5 --
1957 124 924 < 5 --
1956 93 1,063 < 5 --
1955 135 839 < 5 --
1954 98 990 < 5 --
1953 98 966 < 5 --
1952 101 924 < 5 --
1951 85 1,013 < 5 --
1950 85 996 < 5 --
1949 50 1,300 < 5 --
1948 56 1,220 < 5 --
1947 51 1,286 < 5 --
1946 53 1,191 < 5 --
1945 32 1,446 < 5 --
1944 32 1,453 < 5 --
1943 39 1,321 < 5 --
1942 34 1,410 < 5 --
1941 45 1,115 < 5 --
1940 39 1,183 < 5 --
1939 30 1,376 < 5 --
1938 18 1,939 < 5 --
1937 23 1,625 < 5 --
1936 23 1,587 < 5 --
1935 22 1,655 < 5 --
1934 17 1,993 < 5 --
1933 10 2,847 < 5 --
1932 20 1,813 < 5 --
1931 21 1,738 < 5 --
1930 23 1,702 < 5 --
1929 22 1,755 < 5 --
1928 37 1,269 < 5 --
1927 40 1,258 < 5 --
1926 21 1,925 < 5 --
1925 19 2,111 < 5 --
1924 25 1,762 5 4,891
1923 16 2,356 < 5 --
1922 21 1,952 < 5 --
1921 28 1,617 < 5 --
1920 25 1,701 < 5 --
1919 16 2,249 < 5 --
1918 14 2,503 < 5 --
1917 17 2,089 < 5 --
1916 21 1,735 < 5 --
1915 17 1,953 < 5 --
1914 19 1,532 < 5 --
1913 15 1,594 < 5 --
1912 20 1,215 < 5 --
1911 10 1,644 < 5 --
1910 8 1,913 < 5 --
1909 9 1,591 < 5 --
1908 10 1,431 < 5 --
1907 9 1,498 < 5 --
1906 7 1,701 < 5 --
1905 6 1,902 < 5 --
1904 10 1,242 < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 14 965 < 5 --
1901 15 878 < 5 --
1900 7 1,714 < 5 --
1899 10 1,091 < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 11 1,027 < 5 --
1896 11 1,040 < 5 --
1895 26 606 < 5 --
1894 10 1,053 < 5 --
1893 8 1,162 < 5 --
1892 12 903 < 5 --
1891 9 998 < 5 --
1890 8 1,087 < 5 --
1889 13 752 < 5 --
1888 14 719 < 5 --
1887 6 1,138 < 5 --
1886 10 774 < 5 --
1885 9 789 < 5 --
1884 10 724 < 5 --
1883 6 914 < 5 --
1882 7 805 < 5 --
1881 5 931 < 5 --
1880 6 827 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.