Thalia: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced THAY-lee-uh · 3 syllables

Thalia means “flourishing”, from Greek.

From Ancient Greek (Thalia) or (Thaleia); from Ancient Greek (thallo, “flourish, to be verdant”).

How popular is Thalia?

Thalia was the #647 name in the US in 2025, given to 446 babies. It’s rising: up 45% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Thalia in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Thalia are older than 29; most are between 19 and 66. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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Thalia means “flourishing”. It comes from Greek.

Thalia is pronounced THAY-lee-uh.

Thalia was the #647 name in the US in 2025, given to 446 babies. It’s rising: up 45% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Thalia are older than 29. Most are between 19 and 66.