Thalia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning to blossom; one of the Muses.
How Thalia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #797 |
| 2016 | #811 |
| 2017 | #785 |
| 2018 | #760 |
| 2019 | #831 |
| 2020 | #801 |
| 2021 | #719 |
| 2022 | #642 |
| 2023 | #570 |
| 2024 | #658 |
| 2025 | #648 |
Thalia by the numbers
In 2025, 80 babies in England and Wales were named Thalia. In the US, 348 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 700 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 3,800 American girls born that year was called Thalia.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Thalia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Thaleiato blossom or flourish; one of the graces4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Thania10 in the US (2017)
- Taniafairy queen; a form of Tatiana186 in the US (2017)
- Tahliadew of god; a form of Talia38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Taliahdew of god; a form of Talia30 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Thalia, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Thalia
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