Recorded 1920–1960 Boys' name Peak 1934 31 births

Thadis — boys' name

31 babies named Thadis in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Thadis was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

6 babies were named Thadis in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thadis

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Thadis between 1920 and 1960, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thadis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thadis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thadis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thadis 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 31 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.

Thadis at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

31

Since 1920

41 years of records

Peak year

1934

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1920

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1960

Thadis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1920

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1934)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Thadis by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 35% of Thadis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thadis?
31 babies have been named Thadis since 1920. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1934 with 6 births.
When was Thadis most popular?
Thadis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Thadis been used?
Thadis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 41 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Thadis?
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, 1920–1960 (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.