Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Thala isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1935. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thala’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Thala, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Thelma
“one who is ambitious and willful”
>99% girls
Thora
“thunder”
>99% girls
Arla
Arla is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Adella
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
>99% girls
Leola
“one who is faithful; loyal” · “having the strength of a lion”
>99% girls
Tilda
“one who is mighty in battle”
>99% girls
Novella
Novella is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Catalan. It is used in English and Italian.
>99% girls
Lula
“from the place of healing and miracles” · “a calm, peaceful woman”
>99% girls