How Many People Are Named Thera?

451

people named Thera are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 757,837 people in the US has this name

Based on 892 babies named Thera in Social Security records from 1899 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#17,639

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#10,112

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Peak Year

1982

31 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Dutch
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Diminutive of THERESIA.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
100.0%
Male
0.0%

All of the babies given the name Thera in the records were girls.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Thera alive today is about 51 years old, and 61% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 40 and 66 in 2025.

Under 30 33
7.3%
30 to 59 276
61.2%
60 and over 142
31.5%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Thera first appears in the records in 1899 and was given most often in 1982, to 31 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.

Babies given the name each year, 1899 to 2024

🏆 Rank History

Thera has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,023, in 1899.

Girls
Rank in 2025Not ranked
Best rank#1,023 (1899)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#4,365 in the 1980s

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