boy's name
Thad
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 8,224
Thad is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1967, when 365 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Thad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 |
| 1890s | 90 |
| 1900s | 126 |
| 1910s | 329 |
| 1920s | 509 |
| 1930s | 471 |
| 1940s | 543 |
| 1950s | 747 |
| 1960s | 1,963 |
| 1970s | 1,791 |
| 1980s | 653 |
| 1990s | 376 |
| 2000s | 271 |
| 2010s | 197 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Thad?
In 2025, Thad was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Thad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Thad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Thad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Thad
How popular is the name Thad?
In 2025, Thad was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Thad a girl's or a boy's name?
Thad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Thad?
Thad has 1 syllable.
When was Thad most popular?
Thad peaked in 1967, when 365 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Thad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Thad currently ranks #9,283 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.