babyNamedThelma
“literary creation, possibly from Greek: will”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 225th
- births in 2023–2025
- 790
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,294
- +8.9% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Thelma
Thelma is thought to mean “literary creation, possibly from Greek: will” and is of Greek origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Thelma in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Thelma has been rising (+8.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Thelma every 10 schools, all spellings combined.
Thelma in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
21 babies in 3 years1 girl in 36,563
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
85 babies in 3 years1 girl in 56,848+2.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Telma90
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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