boy's name
Thales
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 103
Thales is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2009, when 17 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Thales over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 2000s | 29 |
| 2010s | 53 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 6 |
How popular is Thales?
In 2020, Thales was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Thales is used
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.
How Thales is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Thalès | Thalès is Thales written with a grave accent, used in France, where it ranks #5,204. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Thales
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Thales also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thales over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Thales
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thales — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Thales
How popular is the name Thales?
In 2020, Thales was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Thales a girl's or a boy's name?
Thales is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Thales most popular?
Thales peaked in 2009, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.