Recorded 1918–1979 Boys' name Peak 1962 86 births

Thaddus — boys' name

86 babies named Thaddus in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s161950s151960s181970s25
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Thaddus was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

8 babies were named Thaddus in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thaddus

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Thaddus between 1918 and 1979, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thaddus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thaddus performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thaddus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thaddus 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 86 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.

Thaddus at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

86

Since 1918

62 years of records

Peak year

1962

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1918

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1979

Thaddus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1918

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1962)
8
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
456789 197919751972196319571952192219191918 7

Thaddus by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 29% of Thaddus's all-time total
1910s121920s161950s151960s181970s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thaddus?
86 babies have been named Thaddus since 1918. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1962 with 8 births.
When was Thaddus most popular?
Thaddus was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Thaddus been used?
Thaddus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 62 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Thaddus?
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, 1918–1979 (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.