Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Thea

#1,045 most common girls' name of all time · #1,866 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,045
Rank overall
#1,866 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
20,118
Since 2016
10,573
Peak year
2018 #273
Best rank
#268 2017
Girls Boys peak 1,209/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Thea is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 867 867 #353
2024 897 897 #349
2023 974 974 #320
2022 1,066 1,066 #300
2021 1,033 1,033 #314
2020 1,071 1,071 #303
2019 1,142 1,142 #293
2018 1,209 1,209 #273
2017 1,193 1,193 #268
2016 1,121 1,121 #291
2015 688 688 #463
2014 364 364 #770
2013 213 213 #1,134
2012 187 187 #1,280
2011 146 146 #1,515
2010 145 145 #1,539
2009 161 161 #1,445
2008 148 148 #1,554
2007 132 132 #1,675
2006 133 133 #1,608
2005 130 130 #1,565
2004 150 150 #1,387
2003 149 149 #1,358
2002 124 124 #1,521
2001 124 124 #1,508
2000 111 111 #1,589
1999 90 90 #1,774
1998 75 75 #1,992
1997 88 88 #1,741
1996 97 97 #1,599
1995 67 67 #2,028
1994 61 61 #2,189
1993 112 112 #1,439
1992 98 98 #1,576
1991 126 126 #1,314
1990 138 138 #1,219
1989 126 126 #1,254
1988 104 104 #1,368
1987 75 75 #1,631
1986 78 78 #1,552
1985 81 81 #1,506
1984 92 92 #1,323
1983 78 78 #1,475
1982 123 123 #1,138
1981 133 133 #1,065
1980 132 132 #1,069
1979 114 114 #1,162
1978 114 114 #1,136
1977 101 101 #1,207
1976 97 97 #1,173
1975 94 94 #1,220
1974 103 103 #1,125
1973 85 85 #1,232
1972 87 87 #1,219
1971 112 112 #1,076
1970 101 101 #1,145
1969 95 95 #1,139
1968 103 103 #1,022
1967 96 96 #1,062
1966 101 101 #1,031
1965 119 119 #933
1964 119 119 #973
1963 117 117 #985
1962 129 129 #934
1961 114 114 #1,015
1960 106 106 #1,043
1959 108 108 #1,018
1958 99 99 #1,051
1957 124 124 #918
1956 93 93 #1,062
1955 135 135 #836
1954 98 98 #987
1953 98 98 #957
1952 102 102 #916
1951 85 85 #1,010
1950 85 85 #990
1949 50 50 #1,292
1948 56 56 #1,210
1947 51 51 #1,272
1946 53 53 #1,182
1945 32 32 #1,422
1944 32 32 #1,436
1943 39 39 #1,308
1942 34 34 #1,388
1941 45 45 #1,107
1940 39 39 #1,171
1939 30 30 #1,354
1938 18 18 #1,880
1937 23 23 #1,586
1936 23 23 #1,557
1935 22 22 #1,612
1934 17 17 #1,927
1933 10 10 #2,696
1932 20 20 #1,765
1931 21 21 #1,693
1930 23 23 #1,667
1929 22 22 #1,711
1928 37 37 #1,257
1927 40 40 #1,237
1926 21 21 #1,888
1925 19 19 #2,027
1924 25 5 30 #1,725
1923 16 16 #2,270
1922 21 21 #1,900
1921 28 28 #1,585
1920 25 25 #1,670
1919 16 16 #2,157
1918 14 14 #2,381
1917 17 17 #2,004
1916 21 21 #1,694
1915 17 17 #1,887
1914 19 19 #1,485
1913 15 15 #1,533
1912 20 20 #1,185
1911 10 10 #1,554
1910 8 8 #1,784
1909 9 9 #1,487
1908 10 10 #1,366
1907 9 9 #1,401
1906 7 7 #1,571
1905 6 6 #1,709
1904 10 10 #1,179
1902 14 14 #949
1901 15 15 #866
1900 7 7 #1,571
1899 10 10 #1,053
1897 11 11 #998
1896 11 11 #1,014
1895 26 26 #603
1894 10 10 #1,019
1893 8 8 #1,103
1892 12 12 #875
1891 9 9 #965
1890 8 8 #1,020
1889 13 13 #744
1888 14 14 #709
1887 6 6 #1,056
1886 10 10 #756
1885 9 9 #760
1884 10 10 #709
1883 6 6 #848
1882 7 7 #768
1881 5 5 #866
1880 6 6 #827