Is Thea a boy or girl name?
Thea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 893 girls and 0 boys were named Thea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 19,242 US babies named Thea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #348
- Babies named Thea since 1880
- 19,242
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,208 babies
Boys and girls named Thea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 254 | 98.1% |
| 1930s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 431 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,027 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,099 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,009 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,022 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 952 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,362 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,406 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,033 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 893 | #348 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 973 | #321 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,033 | #314 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,069 | #304 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,142 | #293 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #273 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,192 | #268 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,121 | #291 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 688 | #464 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 364 | #770 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,134 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,283 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,520 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,543 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,560 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,678 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,613 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,572 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,396 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,364 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,532 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,599 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,784 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,010 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,748 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,608 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,048 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,206 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,446 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,587 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,321 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,223 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,258 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,375 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,646 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,561 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,521 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,330 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,483 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,149 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,066 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,076 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,161 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,136 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,213 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,180 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,227 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,132 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,238 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,225 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,084 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,153 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,147 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,027 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,067 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,041 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 119 | #938 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 119 | #976 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 117 | #989 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 129 | #938 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,046 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,051 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 124 | #923 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,064 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 135 | #838 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 98 | #990 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 98 | #966 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 102 | #920 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,013 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 85 | #996 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,300 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,220 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,287 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,191 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,447 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,453 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,321 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,410 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,115 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,183 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,376 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,939 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,625 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,656 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,993 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,848 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,814 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,738 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,701 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,756 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,270 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,256 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,925 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,112 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,891 | 25 | #1,762 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,357 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,951 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,617 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,702 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,503 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,089 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,735 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,953 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,532 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,594 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,215 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,644 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,913 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,591 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,431 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,498 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,701 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,902 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,242 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 14 | #965 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 15 | #878 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,713 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,091 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,027 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,040 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 26 | #606 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,053 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,162 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 12 | #903 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 9 | #998 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,087 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #752 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #719 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,138 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #774 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #789 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 10 | #724 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #914 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #805 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #931 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #827 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Thea reached #4,891 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #268 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Thea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.