Thania
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "praise" or "glorification".
Name Census estimates that about 1,385 living Americans carry the first name Thania. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Thania today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Thania births was 1993 (94 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Thania. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Thania with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 247,476 Americans
Peak year
1993
94 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,985
Tracked since 1962
Census
Thania in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,879 people with the first name Thania, which placed it at #7,883 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,883
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,879 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
91.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Thania
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Thania is Hispanic at 91.2%. The next largest groups are Black (3.7%) and White (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Thania described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Thania at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino91.2% · 1,713
- Black or African American3.7% · 70
- White2.9% · 55
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 30
- Two or more races0.4% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
Popularity
Thania: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Thania from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 584 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Thania by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Thania during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Thanias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Thania, while New Jersey, Florida, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 100 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Thania
The name Thania has its origins in the Greek language, derived from the word "Thanatos," which means "death." It dates back to ancient Greek mythology, where Thanatos was the personification of death. The name was likely used as a way to honor or appease the god of death, though its precise origins are not entirely clear.
In ancient Greek texts, the name Thania is not commonly mentioned, though there are some references to the god Thanatos and the concept of death. The earliest recorded use of the name itself is from the 5th century BCE, where it appears on a few ancient inscriptions and pottery fragments found in Greece.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Thania was a Greek philosopher who lived in the 4th century BCE. Little is known about her life, but she is mentioned briefly in the works of Plato and Aristotle as a student of Socrates.
In the 2nd century CE, there was a Roman woman named Thania who was a prominent patron of the arts. She is credited with commissioning several works of sculpture and architecture, though few of these have survived to modern times.
During the Byzantine Empire, in the 6th century CE, there was a nun named Thania who lived in a monastery in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). She is known for writing several treatises on theology and philosophy, which were influential in the Eastern Orthodox Church at the time.
In the 13th century, there was a Persian poet named Thania who wrote extensively about love and spirituality. Her poems were widely read and admired throughout the Middle East, and she is considered one of the most important figures in the Persian literary tradition.
Another notable bearer of the name was Thania of Aragon, a Spanish noblewoman who lived in the 15th century. She was a prominent figure at the court of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and played a significant role in the political and cultural life of the kingdom.
While the name Thania has its roots in ancient Greek culture, it has been used in various forms and variations across different regions and time periods. However, due to its association with the concept of death, it has remained a relatively uncommon name throughout history.
People
Thania + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Thania as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Thania: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thania?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,385 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Thania going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 247,476 US residents.
Is Thania a common name?
We classify Thania as "Rare". It ranks above 92% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,421 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Thania most popular?
The single biggest year for Thania was 1993, when 94 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Thania is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Thania in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,879 people with the name Thania, or 0.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,883 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Thania in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Thania?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Thania appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,879 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Thania?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Thania is Hispanic at 91.2%. The next largest groups are Black (3.7%) and White (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Thania most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Thania in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.2% (1,713 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Thania in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Thania a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Thania in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Thania still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Thania in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Thania can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Thania?
Find out how many people share the name Thania on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.