Thelia

THEH-lee-uh /ˈθɛliə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Thelia is a very rare variant of Thalia that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Thelia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1976. Thelia was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1960 (11 births).

About the name Thelia

PronunciationTHEH-lee-uh /ˈθɛliə/
11peak births 1960
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Thelia

How popular is Thelia?

Girls named Thelia
1920193019401950196019701976
Girls named Thelia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1976 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1976) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Thelia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19765—#10,774
19717—#7,315
19675—#7,756
19645—#7,719
19616—#6,504
196011—#4,152
19597—#5,521
19575—#6,929
19566—#5,906
19546—#5,694
19476—#5,251
19435—#5,310
19325—#5,020
19206—#4,913