What is Thea short for?
Thea is short for Dorothy, Theodora and Dorothea. In 2025, 867 girls in the United States were given Thea as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Thea
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Dorothy Greek origin
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Thea from Dorothy: via Dorothea, soft and current.
743 girls named Dorothy in 2025