Boys' name · since 1917
Thales
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Thales, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thales sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 93 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Thales recorded 93 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2020.
- #17,920 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 93 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thales ranks #17,920 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thales's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Thales's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thales's full recorded timeline at 2012, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thales popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Thales by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Thales's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Thales births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (57% of all-time use).
Thales by state
Where Thales concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 5.4% |
5 of 93 births nationwide.
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What to do with Thales's data
- Thales's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Thaless (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thales: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1917–2020 (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 Thales 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.