Thea

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Thea is a feminine given name, from Greek Θεία, Theía, "Goddess". Other forms include Tea and Téa.

From Wikipedia

Thea first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 1,208 babies (rank #273 that year). In 2024 it was given to 893 girls (rank #348). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Thea

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Thea yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,242

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

1,208

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Thea

Thea von Harbouscience fiction writer · b. 1888
Thea LaFondathletics competitor · b. 1994
Thea Garrettsinger · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	6	#827
1881	5	#931
1882	7	#805
1883	6	#914
1884	10	#724
1885	9	#789
1886	10	#774
1887	6	#1,138
1888	14	#719
1889	13	#752
1890	8	#1,087
1891	9	#998
1892	12	#903
1893	8	#1,162
1894	10	#1,053
1895	26	#606
1896	11	#1,040
1897	11	#1,027
1899	10	#1,091
1900	7	#1,713
1901	15	#878
1902	14	#965
1904	10	#1,242
1905	6	#1,902
1906	7	#1,701
1907	9	#1,498
1908	10	#1,431
1909	9	#1,591
1910	8	#1,913
1911	10	#1,644
1912	20	#1,215
1913	15	#1,594
1914	19	#1,532
1915	17	#1,953
1916	21	#1,735
1917	17	#2,089
1918	14	#2,503
1919	16	#2,249
1920	25	#1,702
1921	28	#1,617
1922	21	#1,951
1923	16	#2,357
1924	25	#1,762
1925	19	#2,112
1926	21	#1,925
1927	40	#1,256
1928	37	#1,270
1929	22	#1,756
1930	23	#1,701
1931	21	#1,738
1932	20	#1,814
1933	10	#2,848
1934	17	#1,993
1935	22	#1,656
1936	23	#1,588
1937	23	#1,625
1938	18	#1,939
1939	30	#1,376
1940	39	#1,183
1941	45	#1,115
1942	34	#1,410
1943	39	#1,321
1944	32	#1,453
1945	32	#1,447
1946	53	#1,191
1947	51	#1,287
1948	56	#1,220
1949	50	#1,300
1950	85	#996
1951	85	#1,013
1952	102	#920
1953	98	#966
1954	98	#990
1955	135	#838
1956	93	#1,064
1957	124	#923
1958	100	#1,051
1959	107	#1,030
1960	106	#1,046
1961	114	#1,022
1962	129	#938
1963	117	#989
1964	119	#976
1965	119	#938
1966	101	#1,041
1967	96	#1,067
1968	103	#1,027
1969	95	#1,147
1970	101	#1,153
1971	112	#1,084
1972	87	#1,225
1973	85	#1,238
1974	103	#1,132
1975	94	#1,227
1976	97	#1,180
1977	101	#1,213
1978	114	#1,136
1979	115	#1,161
1980	132	#1,076
1981	133	#1,066
1982	123	#1,149
1983	78	#1,483
1984	92	#1,330
1985	81	#1,521
1986	78	#1,561
1987	75	#1,646
1988	104	#1,375
1989	126	#1,258
1990	138	#1,223
1991	126	#1,321
1992	98	#1,587
1993	112	#1,446
1994	61	#2,206
1995	67	#2,048
1996	97	#1,608
1997	88	#1,748
1998	75	#2,010
1999	90	#1,784
2000	111	#1,599
2001	124	#1,514
2002	124	#1,532
2003	149	#1,364
2004	150	#1,396
2005	130	#1,572
2006	133	#1,613
2007	132	#1,678
2008	148	#1,560
2009	161	#1,449
2010	145	#1,543
2011	146	#1,520
2012	187	#1,283
2013	213	#1,134
2014	364	#770
2015	688	#464
2016	1,121	#291
2017	1,192	#268
2018	1,208	#273
2019	1,142	#293
2020	1,069	#304
2021	1,033	#314
2022	1,065	#300
2023	973	#321
2024	893	#348