Recorded 1976–2018 Unisex name Peak 1982 408 births

Thi — unisex name

408 babies named Thi 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.

1970s241980s1141990s1192000s1152010s36
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Thi was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

20 babies were named Thi in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thi

The Social Security Administration has registered 408 babies named Thi between 1976 and 2018, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Thi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 63 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Thi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thi 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 408 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.

Thi at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

408

Since 1976

43 years of records

Peak year

1982

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1976

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2018

Thi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1976

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1982)
20
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 201820102005200019951990198519801976 9

Thi popularity over time — boys

63 total births recorded since 1979 (Thi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 63 births
45678910 1997199419921991198819871985198319811979 5

Thi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 29% of Thi's all-time total
1970s241980s1141990s1192000s1152010s36

Thi by state

Where Thi concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Thi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 10.8%
#2 Texas
5 1.2%
California share of Thi's total US births 10.8%
Even split

44 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thi?
408 babies have been named Thi since 1976. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1982 with 20 births.
When was Thi most popular?
Thi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Thi most popular?
The top states for the name Thi are California (44 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Thi a unisex name?
Yes, Thi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 408 births, and as a boy's name it has 63 births.
How long has the name Thi been used?
Thi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 43 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Thi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thia, Thirza, Thiana, Thiara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–2018 (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.