Thad
Last seen for girls in 1932 at #4,411 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1967 · 365 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,219since 1880
Thad over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Thad has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #8,910 | 8 | |
| 2024 | — | #12,349 | 5 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | #8,300 | 9 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,338 | 17 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,739 | 8 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,340 | 17 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,036 | 14 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,111 | 18 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,726 | 12 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,058 | 18 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,891 | 26 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,804 | 19 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,625 | 29 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,659 | 20 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,099 | 24 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,278 | 23 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,267 | 23 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,640 | 20 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,024 | 36 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,319 | 30 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,534 | 26 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,528 | 25 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,322 | 18 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,864 | 32 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,476 | 38 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,939 | 28 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,851 | 28 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,260 | 37 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,254 | 36 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,346 | 33 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,969 | 41 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,750 | 48 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,143 | 34 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,452 | 60 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,641 | 48 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,525 | 48 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,337 | 55 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,217 | 62 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,190 | 62 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,054 | 72 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,095 | 66 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,088 | 70 | |
| 1981 | — | #947 | 90 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,010 | 80 | |
| 1979 | — | #821 | 112 | |
| 1978 | — | #754 | 126 | |
| 1977 | — | #728 | 137 | |
| 1976 | — | #726 | 133 | |
| 1975 | — | #659 | 156 | |
| 1974 | — | #602 | 177 | |
| 1973 | — | #560 | 201 | |
| 1972 | — | #529 | 224 | |
| 1971 | — | #499 | 265 | |
| 1970 | — | #500 | 260 | |
| 1969 | — | #439 | 323 | |
| 1968 | — | #430 | 319 | |
| 1967 | — | #401 | 365 | |
| 1966 | — | #516 | 215 | |
| 1965 | — | #642 | 136 | |
| 1964 | — | #673 | 131 | |
| 1963 | — | #698 | 123 | |
| 1962 | — | #702 | 120 | |
| 1961 | — | #720 | 113 | |
| 1960 | — | #718 | 118 | |
| 1959 | — | #782 | 96 | |
| 1958 | — | #828 | 82 | |
| 1957 | — | #775 | 94 | |
| 1956 | — | #720 | 103 | |
| 1955 | — | #792 | 85 | |
| 1954 | — | #918 | 65 | |
| 1953 | — | #908 | 62 | |
| 1952 | — | #907 | 61 | |
| 1951 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,052 | 45 | |
| 1949 | — | #958 | 52 | |
| 1948 | — | #972 | 51 | |
| 1947 | — | #870 | 64 | |
| 1946 | — | #897 | 54 | |
| 1945 | — | #899 | 50 | |
| 1944 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1943 | — | #869 | 59 | |
| 1942 | — | #851 | 59 | |
| 1941 | — | #850 | 55 | |
| 1940 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,070 | 36 | |
| 1938 | — | #939 | 45 | |
| 1937 | — | #817 | 56 | |
| 1936 | — | #853 | 51 | |
| 1935 | — | #940 | 45 | |
| 1934 | — | #931 | 46 | |
| 1933 | — | #895 | 48 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #1,056 | 40 |
| 1931 | — | #959 | 47 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #914 | 54 | |
| 1928 | — | #938 | 52 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,060 | 44 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,174 | 37 | |
| 1925 | — | #998 | 47 | |
| 1924 | — | #886 | 61 | |
| 1923 | — | #924 | 55 | |
| 1922 | — | #958 | 53 | |
| 1921 | — | #913 | 59 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,004 | 47 | |
| 1919 | — | #989 | 47 | |
| 1918 | — | #933 | 51 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,132 | 35 | |
| 1916 | — | #922 | 47 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1914 | — | #836 | 41 | |
| 1913 | — | #914 | 29 | |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #636 | 14 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #580 | 12 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Thad was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1892, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Thad is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#136 · 1 in 741
- Kansas#208 · 1 in 1,594
- Iowa#209 · 1 in 1,916
- Wisconsin#219 · 1 in 2,171
- Nebraska#231 · 1 in 2,161
Best ever in a state: #91 in South Dakota, 1967.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #136 | 6 | 1 in 741 |
| Kansas | #208 | 9 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Iowa | #209 | 10 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Wisconsin | #219 | 14 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Nebraska | #231 | 5 | 1 in 2,161 |
| Utah | #243 | 6 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Oregon | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,074 |
| Indiana | #318 | 12 | 1 in 3,470 |
| Ohio | #372 | 16 | 1 in 5,086 |
| Mississippi | #373 | 6 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Michigan | #419 | 12 | 1 in 5,741 |
| Missouri | #425 | 6 | 1 in 5,856 |
| Illinois | #435 | 17 | 1 in 4,867 |
| Pennsylvania | #442 | 10 | 1 in 7,917 |
| Tennessee | #448 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Georgia | #479 | 7 | 1 in 5,790 |
| Louisiana | #560 | 5 | 1 in 6,247 |
| Florida | #596 | 6 | 1 in 8,415 |
| California | #821 | 10 | 1 in 15,014 |
| Texas | #823 | 8 | 1 in 13,300 |
| New York | #1,043 | 5 | 1 in 24,376 |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 3,439 spots since 2024 (#12,349 → #8,910)
- 171 spots since 2020 (#8,739 → #8,910)
- 3,852 spots since 2015 (#5,058 → #8,910)
- Biggest jump: 494 spots in 1893 (#1,066 → #572)
- Biggest drop: 479 spots in 1910 (#714 → #1,193)
Rise & fade · boys
87 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1967 at #401 (365 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 88 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1951–1979
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,778
- Highest: 1 in 4,778 boys born in 1967 were named Thad (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 213,509 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 23.9% of all boys named Thad (1,963) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | #438 (1887) | #628 |
| 1890s | 90 | #480 (1894) | #789 |
| 1900s | 126 | #470 (1903) | #728 |
| 1910s | 329 | #836 (1914) | #990 |
| 1920s | 509 | #886 (1924) | #977 |
| 1930s | 466 | #817 (1937) | #939 |
| 1940s | 543 | #850 (1941) | #897 |
| 1950s | 747 | #720 (1956) | #863 |
| 1960s | 1,963 | #401 (1967) | #594 |
| 1970s | 1,791 | #499 (1971) | #638 |
| 1980s | 653 | #947 (1981) | #1,210 |
| 1990s | 376 | #1,452 (1990) | #2,241 |
| 2000s | 271 | #2,476 (2000) | #3,625 |
| 2010s | 197 | #3,625 (2012) | #4,935 |
| 2020s | 56 | #5,338 (2021) | #8,649 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Thad in 1972
boys
#529
224 births · 1 in 7,239 boys
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 7,239 of them was named Thad, which outranked 90.8% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).