Boys' name · since 1880
Thad
8,219 babies named Thad in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,219
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Thad is the #8917 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,219 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thad has been recorded 8,219 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #8917 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,917 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,219 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thad ranks #1,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,917 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,219 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,219
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thad's 8,219 recorded births place it above 97.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Thad compares
8,219 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thad's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 365 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thad splits its recorded history at 1953: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 365 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thad popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 365
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Thad popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1932 (Thad as girls' name)
Thad by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,963 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Thad's strongest decade.
1,963 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Thad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 102
1880s
102 births
- 1890s 90
1890s
90 births
- 1900s 126
1900s
126 births
- 1910s 329
1910s
329 births
- 1920s 509
1920s
509 births
- 1930s 466
1930s
466 births
- 1940s 543
1940s
543 births
- 1950s 747
1950s
747 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,963 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,791 births
- 1980s 653
1980s
653 births
- 1990s 376
1990s
376 births
- 2000s 271
2000s
271 births
- 2010s 197
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,963 births (24% of all-time use).
How Thad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Thad's total volume
Thad by state
Where Thad concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 458 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 420 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 338 | 4.1% |
| #4 | California | | 332 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 214 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 201 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 191 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 153 | 1.9% |
458 of 8,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Thad appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Thad's data
- Thad's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,963 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Thads (458 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Thad 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.