Unisex name · since 1986

Tha

Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Tha, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,402 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1986
2010s
peak decade

Tha sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1986.

Social Security Administration records show Tha recorded 37 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2020.

  • #24,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 37 born since 1986
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tha ranks #24,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,402 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1986
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tha's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tha's full recorded timeline at 2018, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tha popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198620142015201820192020 5

Tha popularity over time - girls

20 total births recorded since 2010 (Tha as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
5 2010201320162020 5

Tha by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 70% of the file).

2010s was Tha's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Tha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tha? ▼
Tha has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,402 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Tha sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tha ranks #24,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tha most popular? ▼
Tha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Tha a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tha is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 37 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Tha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tha since 1986 -- 35 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Tha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tha's data

  • Tha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tha

Nearby Names Like Tha

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tha

Thaddeus Boy
#797 26,057 births
Thad Boy
#8917 8,219 births
Thatcher Boy
#1109 4,955 births
Thane Boy
#3390 2,604 births
Thayne Boy
#8984 1,450 births

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Odom
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Cloid
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.