Is Thera a boy or girl name?

Thera is a girl’s name. Of the 892 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Thera

Recorded 1899–2024 · United States

Thera was most popular in 1982, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,530 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 892 people named Thera.

Thera over time

Births per year. The dot marks Thera’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Thera a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Thera is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 892 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org