Recorded 1996–2011 Unisex name Peak 2001 33 births

Thailer — boys' name

33 babies named Thailer in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s212010s6
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Thailer was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Thailer in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thailer

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Thailer between 1996 and 2011, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thailer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Thailer is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thailer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Thailer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thailer 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 33 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.

Thailer at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

33

Since 1996

16 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1996

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2011

Thailer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1996

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 20112005200220011996 6

Thailer popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2002 (Thailer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2002 6

Thailer by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 64% of Thailer's all-time total
1990s62000s212010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thailer?
33 babies have been named Thailer since 1996. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Thailer most popular?
Thailer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Thailer a unisex name?
Yes, Thailer is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Thailer been used?
Thailer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 16 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Thailer?
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, 1996–2011 (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.