#3482024 rank
2018peak year
19,198babies named Thea since 1880
▼ 22%5-year trend
Thea popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Thea mean?
A short form of Dorothea and Althea, from Greek thea, 'goddess', or theos, 'god'. Echoes Theia, the Greek Titaness of light.
OriginGreek
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic
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Famous Theas
Spellings & variants
TheiaDorothea
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