# Thalia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/thalia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “flourish”, “to be verdant” |
| Pronunciation | /θəˈlaɪ.ə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 16,264 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 16,264 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,679, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”).

## What it means

Thalia is grouped under green.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 257 | 991 |
| 2012 | 278 | 925 |
| 2013 | 307 | 849 |
| 2014 | 377 | 744 |
| 2015 | 354 | 798 |
| 2016 | 352 | 812 |
| 2017 | 350 | 787 |
| 2018 | 360 | 758 |
| 2019 | 327 | 831 |
| 2020 | 338 | 802 |
| 2021 | 399 | 718 |
| 2022 | 461 | 640 |
| 2023 | 522 | 570 |
| 2024 | 450 | 655 |
| 2025 | 446 | 648 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48 | 776 |
| 2012 | 38 | 955 |
| 2013 | 64 | 639 |
| 2014 | 61 | 652 |
| 2015 | 64 | 643 |
| 2016 | 56 | 719 |
| 2017 | 58 | 701 |
| 2018 | 68 | 602 |
| 2019 | 65 | 609 |
| 2020 | 51 | 720 |
| 2021 | 87 | 483 |
| 2022 | 62 | 613 |
| 2023 | 105 | 397 |
| 2024 | 71 | 547 |
| 2025 | 80 | 502 |

## People named Thalia

- Thalia Munro, American water polo player
- Thalia Zedek, American musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.