Recorded 1918–1989 Boys' name Peak 1953 55 births

Thaddues — boys' name

55 babies named Thaddues in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51950s121960s171970s51980s10
1960s
Peak decade

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

1953
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thaddues in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thaddues

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Thaddues between 1918 and 1989, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thaddues currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thaddues performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thaddues shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thaddues 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 55 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.

Thaddues at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

55

Since 1918

72 years of records

Peak year

1953

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1918

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1989

Thaddues popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1918

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1953)
7
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989198119741964196319621958195319251918 6

Thaddues by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 31% of Thaddues's all-time total
1910s61920s51950s121960s171970s51980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thaddues?
55 babies have been named Thaddues since 1918. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1953 with 7 births.
When was Thaddues most popular?
Thaddues was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Thaddues been used?
Thaddues has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 72 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Thaddues?
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, 1918–1989 (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.