Unisex name · since 1976
Thanh
1,099 babies named Thanh in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,099
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thanh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,099 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Thanh recorded 1,099 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2021.
- #4,828 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,099 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thanh ranks #4,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,099 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,099
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thanh's 1,099 recorded births place it above 89.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Thanh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thanh's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thanh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2021
- Peak year (1982)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Thanh popularity over time - girls
650 total births recorded since 1976 (Thanh as girls' name)
Thanh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (494 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Thanh's strongest decade.
494 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Thanh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
494 births
- 1990s
1990s
300 births
- 2000s 153
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 494 births (45% of all-time use).
How Thanh 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 Thanh's total volume
Thanh by state
Where Thanh concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 269 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 31 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
269 of 1,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Thanh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (494 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Thanhs (269 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 Thanh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1976–2021 (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 Thanh 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.