Unisex name · since 1975
Thai
Thai has 1,214 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,214
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,214 babies have been named Thai since 1975, making it today's #10962 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thai has been recorded 1,214 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #10962 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,962 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,214 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thai ranks #4,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,962 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,214 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,214
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Thai's 1,214 recorded births place it above 89.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Thai compares
1,214 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Thai's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,214 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thai's full recorded timeline at 2000, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Thai popularity over time - girls
212 total births recorded since 1980 (Thai as girls' name)
Thai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (366 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Thai's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Thai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
274 births
- 1990s
1990s
311 births
- 2000s
2000s
366 births
- 2010s 146
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 366 births (30% of all-time use).
How Thai 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 Thai's total volume
Thai by state
Where Thai concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 254 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
254 of 1,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Thai's data
- Thai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (366 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Thais (254 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Thai 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.