Girl’s name · Greek, French

Thalya

How to say it: tah-LYAH · /taˈlja/

From Greek Thaleia 'to blossom' - modern French spelling variant of Thalia, popular in francophone countries.

Thalya was the 625th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are up about 24% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #494 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#625for girls in 2025
1 in 7,433US babies
0born in 2025
#494projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Thalya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#625
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 7,433
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years+24%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#494
In France, 2025#183 among girls’ names, 100 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Thalya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 4 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Thal
  • Lya

Honouring a Thalya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Thalya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.

In France: #183 for girls in 2025.

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