NameTides

Theia

Theia was the #1,981 girls' name in the US in 2025 (97 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #1,265 in Canada.

Theia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Theia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Theia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,981 (97)#763 (48)#632 (4)—#885 (3)#1,265 (20)
2024#1,823 (110)#676 (56)#790 (3)——#1,617 (14)
2023#2,002 (98)#558 (69)#630 (4)#391 (3)—#958 (27)
2022#2,103 (91)#586 (66)#760 (3)—#747 (4)#1,313 (18)
2021#1,971 (99)#457 (95)#316 (11)#446 (3)#517 (7)#1,153 (22)
2020#2,302 (77)#582 (67)—#333 (4)#700 (4)#1,758 (12)
2019#1,802 (113)#694 (56)#650 (4)——#1,600 (14)
2018#1,852 (109)#710 (56)#583 (5)—#734 (4)#1,996 (10)
2017#1,828 (112)#609 (69)———#1,673 (13)
2016#2,017 (98)#522 (82)#383 (9)——#1,533 (15)
2015#2,408 (76)#570 (75)#509 (6)—#581 (6)#1,312 (18)
2014#3,652 (42)#688 (57)———#1,681 (13)
2013#6,729 (18)#1,048 (34)#816 (3)——#2,204 (9)
2012#8,208 (14)#1,809 (16)#815 (3)——#3,334 (5)
2011#7,118 (17)#1,665 (17)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,823.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1967.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Theia is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Theia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,685FL
Theia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TheiaCanadaGirls#1,26520
TheiaEngland & WalesGirls#76348
TheiaIrelandGirls#8853
TheiaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TheiaScotlandGirls#6324
TheiaUSGirls#1,98197