Thaddeus

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #797 for boys in 2025, 314 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1918 · 328 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
26,057
since 1880

Thaddeus over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Thaddeus has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #307, 1918boys
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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—#797314
2024—#852285
2023—#893260
2022—#808309
2021—#817295
2020—#783297
2019—#743325
2018—#703344
2017—#660387
2016—#638416
2015—#703358
2014—#730328
2013—#796280
2012—#898231
2011—#906223
2010—#994198
2009—#1,020191
2008—#952211
2007—#883228
2006—#974191
2005—#917192
2004—#904189
2003—#909183
2002—#745233
2001—#788214
2000—#760218
1999—#827184
1998—#808188
1997—#723215
1996—#723216
1995—#757203
1994—#691228
1993—#595298
1992—#657250
1991—#618274
1990—#579305
1989—#565294
1988—#591248
1987—#584240
1986—#543270
1985#10,6775#583225
1984—#652175
1983—#564223
1982—#584218
1981#10,4115#548239
1980—#526267
1979—#469307
1978—#429343
1977—#510258
1976—#485267
1975—#505251
1974—#513236
1973#7,4356#437320
1972—#416364
1971#8,3245#453321
1970#7,9955#544223
1969—#549204
1968—#536203
1967—#495229
1966—#544199
1965—#570180
1964—#527220
1963—#542213
1962—#546212
1961—#533222
1960—#535219
1959—#542208
1958—#556193
1957—#528215
1956—#472256
1955—#496221
1954—#451256
1953—#484211
1952—#462233
1951—#495188
1950—#454211
1949—#527160
1948—#521162
1947—#525167
1946—#499167
1945—#504140
1944—#545124
1943—#559128
1942—#512142
1941—#558116
1940—#532121
1939—#554107
1938—#559108
1937—#526121
1936—#556106
1935—#60592
1934—#523125
1933—#509122
1932#3,9016#532121
1931—#484139
1930—#449173
1929—#461163
1928—#464171
1927—#425204
1926—#384234
1925—#390235
1924—#359275
1923—#347288
1922—#365269
1921—#357284
1920—#337298
1919—#348267
1918—#307328
1917—#332268
1916—#322268
1915—#331254
1914—#379156
1913—#423103
1912—#43480
1911—#46140
1910—#52429
1909—#46230
1908—#61318
1907—#69914
1906—#8529
1905—#78610
1904—#49219
1903—#69611
1902—#53616
1901—#63711
1900—#60317
1899—#42419
1898—#8857
1897—#55614
1896—#7789
1895——
1894—#66810
1893—#8367
1892—#64111
1891—#6359
1890—#8147
1889—#62810
1888—#50515
1887—#6319
1886—#6948
1885—#49814
1884—#54712
1883—#55611
1882—#6918
1881—#50312
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Thaddeus was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1895, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Thaddeus is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedMNIllinois: #488 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,876 boysILWisconsin: #424 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,827 boysWIMichigan: #546 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,305 boysMINew York: #775 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 12,105 boysNYMassachusetts: #373 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,533 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,227 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #380 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,928 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,019 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 20,308 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedNEMissouri: #471 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,379 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedWVVirginia: #518 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,561 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedARTennessee: #461 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,448 boysTNNorth Carolina: #482 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,789 boysNCSouth Carolina: #442 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,272 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #312 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,109 boysLAMississippi: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,473 boysMSAlabama: #286 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,323 boysALGeorgia: #354 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,322 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Thaddeus, so not publishedHITexas: #597 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 7,359 boysTXFlorida: #554 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,786 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#261 · 1 in 3,227
  2. Alabama#286 · 1 in 2,323
  3. Louisiana#312 · 1 in 2,109
  4. Georgia#354 · 1 in 3,322
  5. Massachusetts#373 · 1 in 6,533

Best ever in a state: #112 in New Jersey, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#26161 in 3,227
Alabama#286111 in 2,323
Louisiana#312171 in 2,109
Georgia#354131 in 3,322
Massachusetts#37361 in 6,533
Pennsylvania#380131 in 5,928
Mississippi#40251 in 3,473
Wisconsin#42451 in 6,827
South Carolina#44251 in 4,272
Tennessee#46151 in 6,448
Missouri#47151 in 7,379
North Carolina#48271 in 5,789
Illinois#488141 in 5,876
Virginia#51851 in 7,561
Michigan#54671 in 9,305
Florida#554111 in 6,786
Texas#597201 in 7,359
New York#775101 in 12,105
California#1,019111 in 20,308
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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 Thaddeus
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 55 spots since 2024 (#852 → #797)
  • 14 spots since 2020 (#783 → #797)
  • 94 spots since 2015 (#703 → #797)
  • Biggest jump: 461 spots in 1899 (#885 → #424)
  • Biggest drop: 329 spots in 1898 (#556 → #885)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1918 at #307 (328 births)
  • Births halved by 1929, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 144 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1896–2008
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,090
  • Highest: 1 in 3,090 boys born in 1918 were named Thaddeus (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,440 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 11.9% of all boys named Thaddeus (3,090) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s111#498 (1885)#578
1890s93#424 (1899)#693
1900s155#462 (1909)#638
1910s1,793#307 (1918)#386
1920s2,421#337 (1920)#389
1930s1,214#449 (1930)#530
1940s1,427#499 (1946)#528
1950s2,192#451 (1954)#494
1960s2,101#495 (1967)#538
1970s2,890#416 (1972)#476
1980s2,399#526 (1980)#574
1990s2,361#579 (1990)#698
2000s2,050#745 (2002)#885
2010s3,090#638 (2016)#777
2020s1,760#783 (2020)#825

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.

Thaddeus in 1985

girls
#10,677
5 births · 1 in 344,166 girls
boys
#583
225 births · 1 in 8,214 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #10,677Thaddeus5

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #583Thaddeus225
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 344,166 of them was named Thaddeus, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thaddeus
  1. #9,307Zeena6
  2. #9,307Zeinab6
  3. #9,307Zohra6
  4. #10,677Thaddeus5
  5. #10,677Aamanda5
  6. #10,677Aarthi5
  7. #10,677Abbagail5

Tied with 1,828 names at #10,677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 8,214 of them was named Thaddeus, which outranked 92.3% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thaddeus
  1. #580Ashton229
  2. #581Anton226
  3. #581Harley226
  4. #583Thaddeus225
  5. #583Dorian225
  6. #583Vicente225
  7. #586Conrad224
  8. #586Hugh224
  9. #588Emilio223

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →