Recorded 1918–2010 Boys' name Peak 1993 138 births

Thaddeaus — boys' name

138 babies named Thaddeaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51970s221980s321990s362000s332010s5
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Thaddeaus was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Thaddeaus in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thaddeaus

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Thaddeaus between 1918 and 2010, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thaddeaus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thaddeaus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Thaddeaus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thaddeaus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 138 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thaddeaus at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

138

Since 1918

93 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1918

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2010

Thaddeaus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1918

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
4681012 20102005199919911987198119751918 5

Thaddeaus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 26% of Thaddeaus's all-time total
1910s51920s51970s221980s321990s362000s332010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thaddeaus?
138 babies have been named Thaddeaus since 1918. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Thaddeaus most popular?
Thaddeaus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Thaddeaus been used?
Thaddeaus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 93 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Thaddeaus?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.