Recorded 1962–2002 Boys' name Peak 1989 45 births

Thaddeous — boys' name

45 babies named Thaddeous in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s131990s142000s8
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Thaddeous was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Thaddeous in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thaddeous

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Thaddeous between 1962 and 2002, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thaddeous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thaddeous performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thaddeous shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thaddeous 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 45 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.

Thaddeous at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

45

Since 1962

41 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1962

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2002

Thaddeous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1962

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
456789 2002199519931989198119731962 5

Thaddeous by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 31% of Thaddeous's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s131990s142000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thaddeous?
45 babies have been named Thaddeous since 1962. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Thaddeous most popular?
Thaddeous was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Thaddeous been used?
Thaddeous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 41 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Thaddeous?
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, 1962–2002 (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.