Thad vs Thaddeus

Side-by-side comparison of Thad and Thaddeus - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Thad

Boy name · Rank #12364

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Name B

Thaddeus

Boy name · Rank #852

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Metric Thad Thaddeus
Current Rank #12364 #852
Total Births (all years) 8,219 26,057
Peak Year 1967 2016
Peak Year Births 365 416
Peak Decade 1960s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Thad Thaddeus
1880s 102 111
1890s 90 93
1900s 126 155
1910s 329 1,793
1920s 509 2,421
1930s 466 1,214
1940s 543 1,427
1950s 747 2,192
1960s 1,963 2,101
1970s 1,791 2,890
1980s 653 2,399
1990s 376 2,361
2000s 271 2,050
2010s 197 3,090
2020s 56 1,760

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thad Thaddeus
2014 26 328
2015 18 358
2016 12 416
2017 18 387
2018 14 344
2019 17 325
2020 8 297
2021 17 295
2022 9 309
2023 9 260
2024 5 285
2025 8 314

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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