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

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Peak · boys
1967 · 365 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,219
since 1880

Thad over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Thad has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #401, 1967boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#8,9108
2024—#12,3495
2023—#8,2559
2022—#8,3009
2021—#5,33817
2020—#8,7398
2019—#5,34017
2018—#6,03614
2017—#5,11118
2016—#6,72612
2015—#5,05818
2014—#3,89126
2013—#4,80419
2012—#3,62529
2011—#4,65920
2010—#4,09924
2009—#4,27823
2008—#4,26723
2007—#4,64020
2006—#3,02436
2005—#3,31930
2004—#3,53426
2003—#3,52825
2002—#4,32218
2001—#2,86432
2000—#2,47638
1999—#2,93928
1998—#2,85128
1997—#2,26037
1996—#2,25436
1995—#2,34633
1994—#2,44431
1993—#1,96941
1992—#1,75048
1991—#2,14334
1990—#1,45260
1989—#1,64148
1988—#1,52548
1987—#1,33755
1986—#1,21762
1985—#1,19062
1984—#1,05472
1983—#1,09566
1982—#1,08870
1981—#94790
1980—#1,01080
1979—#821112
1978—#754126
1977—#728137
1976—#726133
1975—#659156
1974—#602177
1973—#560201
1972—#529224
1971—#499265
1970—#500260
1969—#439323
1968—#430319
1967—#401365
1966—#516215
1965—#642136
1964—#673131
1963—#698123
1962—#702120
1961—#720113
1960—#718118
1959—#78296
1958—#82882
1957—#77594
1956—#720103
1955—#79285
1954—#91865
1953—#90862
1952—#90761
1951—#94954
1950—#1,05245
1949—#95852
1948—#97251
1947—#87064
1946—#89754
1945—#89950
1944—#91848
1943—#86959
1942—#85159
1941—#85055
1940—#88151
1939—#1,07036
1938—#93945
1937—#81756
1936—#85351
1935—#94045
1934—#93146
1933—#89548
1932#4,4115#1,05640
1931—#95947
1930—#92852
1929—#91454
1928—#93852
1927—#1,06044
1926—#1,17437
1925—#99847
1924—#88661
1923—#92455
1922—#95853
1921—#91359
1920—#1,00447
1919—#98947
1918—#93351
1917—#1,13235
1916—#92247
1915—#1,06836
1914—#83641
1913—#91429
1912—#93523
1911—#98212
1910—#1,1938
1909—#71415
1908—#1,0218
1907—#9309
1906—#75211
1905—#63614
1904—#68612
1903—#47020
1902—#53616
1901—#8587
1900—#68014
1899—#1,0515
1898—#1,0026
1897—#7878
1896—#59213
1895—#64011
1894—#48017
1893—#57212
1892—#1,0665
1891—#9635
1890—#7398
1889—#7228
1888—#58012
1887—#43815
1886—#45116
1885—#60410
1884—#8486
1883—#7207
1882—#51413
1881—#5959
1880—#8096
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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedIAIndiana: #461 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,844 boysINOhio: #570 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,485 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #989 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 19,970 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #576 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,816 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedALGeorgia: #606 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,857 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedHITexas: #975 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,617 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Thad, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#461 · 1 in 6,844
  2. Ohio#570 · 1 in 11,485
  3. Louisiana#576 · 1 in 5,816
  4. Georgia#606 · 1 in 7,857
  5. Texas#975 · 1 in 17,617

Best ever in a state: #91 in South Dakota, 1967.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#46161 in 6,844
Ohio#57071 in 11,485
Louisiana#57661 in 5,816
Georgia#60651 in 7,857
Texas#97571 in 17,617
California#98991 in 19,970
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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.

See more about Thad
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s102#438 (1887)#628
1890s90#480 (1894)#789
1900s126#470 (1903)#728
1910s329#836 (1914)#990
1920s509#886 (1924)#977
1930s466#817 (1937)#939
1940s543#850 (1941)#897
1950s747#720 (1956)#863
1960s1,963#401 (1967)#594
1970s1,791#499 (1971)#638
1980s653#947 (1981)#1,210
1990s376#1,452 (1990)#2,241
2000s271#2,476 (2000)#3,625
2010s197#3,625 (2012)#4,935
2020s56#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 1979

boys
#821
112 births · 1 in 15,371 boys

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #821Thad112
More about 1979

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 15,371 of them was named Thad, which outranked 88.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thad
  1. #816Emmett114
  2. #816Jessica114
  3. #816Laron114
  4. #821Thad112
  5. #821Deangelo112
  6. #821Jabari112
  7. #821Myles112
  8. #826Amanda111
  9. #826Chadrick111
  10. #826Darian111

Tied with 4 names at #821; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →