Girls' name · since 1979
Thy
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Thy, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 366 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Thy recorded 366 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1979 to 2018.
- #14,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 366 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thy ranks #14,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thy's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Thy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thy splits its recorded history at 1997: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Thy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Thy's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Thy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (29% of all-time use).
Thy by state
Where Thy concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 18.9% |
69 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Thy's data
- Thy's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2010s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Thys (69 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Thy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1979–2018 (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 Thy 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.