Thaddeus vs Thad

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

Name A

Thaddeus

Boy name · Rank #852

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Name B

Thad

Boy name · Rank #12364

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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