Boys' name · since 1880
Thaddeus
Thaddeus has 26,057 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,057
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thaddeus currently ranks #797 among boys' names in America, with 26,057 babies recorded since 1880.
Thaddeus has 26,057 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #797 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #797 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 26,057 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thaddeus ranks #729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #797 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 26,057 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,057
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thaddeus's 26,057 recorded births place it above 98.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Thaddeus compares
26,057 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Thaddeus's all-time total is 71x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thaddeus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26,057 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 416 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thaddeus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thaddeus splits its recorded history at 1953: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 416 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thaddeus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 416
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Thaddeus popularity over time - girls
32 total births recorded since 1932 (Thaddeus as girls' name)
Thaddeus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,090 births, 12% of the file).
2010s was Thaddeus's strongest decade.
3,090 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Thaddeus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 111
1880s
111 births
- 1890s 93
1890s
93 births
- 1900s 155
1900s
155 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,793 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,421 births
- 1930s 1,214
1930s
1,214 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,427 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,192 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,101 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,890 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,399 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,361 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,050 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,090 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,760 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,090 births (12% of all-time use).
How Thaddeus 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 Thaddeus's total volume
Thaddeus by state
Where Thaddeus concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,229 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 2,096 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,770 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,485 | 5.7% |
| #5 | California | | 1,192 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 1,056 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 995 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 926 | 3.6% |
2,229 of 26,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Thaddeus appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Thaddeus's data
- Thaddeus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,090 total births) through the 2020s (1,760) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Thaddeuss (2,229 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thaddeus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
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 Thaddeus 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.