Thalia: Meaning of Baby Name Thalia

About the Name Thalia

Thalia is a name from Greek mythology, meaning "joyous" or "blooming," borne by the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry — one of the nine Muses who presided over the arts. That radiant heritage gives the name a built-in sense of joy, festivity, and creative spirit, and its flowing, three-syllable grace carries an air of classical elegance and lightheartedness all at once. Few names so directly celebrate happiness and the arts.

The name's appeal lies in that combination of mythic depth and cheerful meaning — a name that is both substantial and bright. It evokes a long artistic tradition while sounding fresh and melodic to modern ears, making it a graceful choice for parents who want a name with classical roots and an upbeat spirit. It offers a range of looks through its recorded variants, which include Talia, Talley, and Tally, giving parents options from the lyrical to the breezy and casual.

Thalia first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and has remained in the rankings every year since, reaching its peak in 2023 at rank #573. It held strong in 2024 at #658, having stood at #641 in 2022, and across its long run it has been given to roughly 9,244 girls. That steady, gently rising trajectory marks Thalia as an enduring favorite — a joyful, mythic choice with genuine classical roots.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.

Quick Facts About Thalia

1,029

Greek baby names in our dictionary

545

Greek female names

241

6-letter T-names in our dictionary

369

T-female names total

2000–2025

years of US SSA records (26 total)

9,690

total US births named Thalia (all years)

US Popularity History (2000–2025)

🔥 Rising fast: Thalia climbed 154 places in the US girls ranking over the last 5 years (#802 in 2020 → #648 in 2025).

Annual US births named Thalia by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2023 with 520 girls named Thalia (girl rank #573 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #648 for girls (446 US births). That's 75 places below its 2023 peak.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Thalia Most Popular?

Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Thalia the strongest states are Nevada, Nebraska, Oregon.

Strongest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Nevada	#413	38
2	Nebraska	#472	16
3	Oregon	#510	45
4	Iowa	#532	22
5	Connecticut	#535	29
6	California	#553	601
7	Arizona	#568	119
8	Colorado	#583	93
9	Florida	#599	271
10	Massachusetts	#629	74

Weakest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Georgia	#911	44
2	Ohio	#899	75
3	Alabama	#866	17
4	Michigan	#846	66
5	New York	#829	101
6	Minnesota	#824	19
7	Pennsylvania	#823	73
8	South Carolina	#801	18
9	North Carolina	#799	49
10	Wisconsin	#791	40

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Thalia in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Talia	Dew Of Heaven	Female	Hebrew
Tally	Surname.	Male	Irish

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