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The name Thea peaked for boys at #4891 in 1924. Thea is also used for girls, ranking #353 in 2025.

The name Thea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "goddess, godly".

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Succinct and stylish, sweet but vivacious, multicultural and versatile, Thea has a lot going for it. A Top 100 choice in Sweden, France, Norway, New Zealand, and the UK, it is also familiar in Czechia, Germany, Belgium, and Denmark. 
 
There are a number of ways you can look at Thea, one being as a diminutive of names ending (or starting) with thea. As such, it could come from Dorothea or Theodora ("gift of god"), Theresa ("harvest"), Althea ("healing"), Anthea ("flower"), Alethea ("truth"), Mathea ("gift of Yahweh"), Theano ("goddess"), or Timothea ("honoring god").
 
Alternatively, you could consider it an Anglicized spelling of Theia, Titan of goddess of light, sight, and glory, and the mother of the moon. She was the consort of Hyperion, and the mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos. 
 
Pronounced as THEE-uh, TEH-ah, and THAY-uh, depending on preference and language, Thea recently ranked in the US Top 400, alongside Elora, Ariel, and Aylin.

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The name Thea is currently ranked #353 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #268 in 2017. The name is most popular in South Dakota, North Dakota, and North Dakota. Thea is occasionally used for boys in 1924.

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