Boys' name · since 1916
Thaddius
Thaddius has 593 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 593
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thaddius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 593 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Thaddius recorded 593 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2023.
- #7,122 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 593 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thaddius ranks #7,122 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 593 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 593
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thaddius's 593 recorded births place it above 84.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thaddius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thaddius's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thaddius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Thaddius by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (116 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Thaddius's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Thaddius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 116 births (20% of all-time use).
How Thaddius 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 Thaddius's total volume
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What to do with Thaddius's data
- Thaddius's decade-level peak was the 1980s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 18 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thaddius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1916–2023 (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 Thaddius 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.