unisex name

Thanh

  • Origin Vietnamese
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,779

Thanh is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 39% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Thanh is a name of Vietnamese origin.
  • Peaked in 1981, when 103 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Thanh over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Thanh by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 124
1980s 793
1990s 479
2000s 250
2010s 98
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Thanh?

In 2021, Thanh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Thanh is used

Canada #3,526 5 in 2017
France #5,281 10 in 2024
England & Wales #6,326 3 in 2014
United States #12,182 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Thanh

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Thanh also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thanh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Thanh

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thanh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Thanh

How popular is the name Thanh?

In 2021, Thanh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Thanh a girl's or a boy's name?

Thanh is used for both girls and boys. About 39% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Thanh?

Thanh has 1 syllable.

When was Thanh most popular?

Thanh peaked in 1981, when 103 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.