Thea

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A few things about Thea you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Thea

Thea von Harbou

German screenwriter (1888–1954)

Choose Thea and your child shares a first name with Thea von Harbou, a German screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Thea, like who?” Thea von Harbou's Wikipedia article is available in 39 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Becker & Maass / Marie Boehm, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,854 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Thea, 867 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Thea would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryThea has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Theas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #268.
• 📈Then vs nowThea is 8.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,367 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,854.
• 🍂TrendThea has slipped 51 places over the last five years and now sits at #353. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedThea is most popular in Washington, D.C., where it ranks #119, followed by Nebraska (#120) and Maine (#153). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Thea means “goddess”.

About the name Thea

Thea is a girl name meaning “goddess”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-hea”. US birth records list Thea for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 144 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #268 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #353, with 867 babies.