Thad - A very unique male name
Thad at a glance
Thad is ranked #3830 among boy baby names in 2000, with 5 births in 2000. It peaked in 1967 at #398 and first appeared on the charts in 1912.
- Rank in 2000
- #3830
- Births in 2000
- 5
- Peak year
- 1967 (#398)
- First appeared
- 1912
- Trend
- #1825 in 1990 → #3830 in 2000 (Falling)
- Popularity
- 1 in 353,887 boys
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
With that position 1 in 353,887 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Thad peaked in popularity 59 years ago in 1967 on position 398.
Famous with this name

Thad Luckinbill

Thad Mumford

Thad Spencer
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Thad is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Thad is currently topping the baby name charts in Pennsylvania at position #1,048 - and is the least popular in Pennsylvania at position #1,048.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Thad is where you live.
Comment and discuss
Thad origin and meaning
Thad is a 4 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Thad, pop culture references for the name Thad and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Thad
We've found the following names that sound similar to Thad, sorted by popularity.
Todd / Ted / Ty / Theo / Teddy / Tate / Tod / Tadeo / Tad / Tye /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3830 |
| 1996 | 3533 |
| 1993 | 3591 |
| 1992 | 2744 |
| 1990 | 1825 |
| 1989 | 2033 |
| 1988 | 2120 |
| 1987 | 2150 |
| 1986 | 1958 |
| 1985 | 1897 |
| 1984 | 1167 |
| 1983 | 1433 |
| 1982 | 2566 |
| 1981 | 1307 |
| 1980 | 1266 |
| 1979 | 996 |
| 1978 | 780 |
| 1977 | 719 |
| 1976 | 779 |
| 1975 | 682 |
| 1974 | 620 |
| 1973 | 576 |
| 1972 | 520 |
| 1971 | 492 |
| 1970 | 511 |
| 1969 | 439 |
| 1968 | 431 |
| 1967 | 398 |
| 1966 | 538 |
| 1965 | 653 |
| 1964 | 723 |
| 1963 | 756 |
| 1962 | 738 |
| 1961 | 808 |
| 1960 | 736 |
| 1959 | 781 |
| 1958 | 991 |
| 1957 | 822 |
| 1956 | 760 |
| 1955 | 878 |
| 1954 | 1077 |
| 1953 | 898 |
| 1952 | 1165 |
| 1951 | 1103 |
| 1950 | 1236 |
| 1949 | 1289 |
| 1948 | 1723 |
| 1947 | 957 |
| 1946 | 1030 |
| 1944 | 1017 |
| 1943 | 872 |
| 1942 | 1015 |
| 1941 | 879 |
| 1940 | 979 |
| 1939 | 1403 |
| 1938 | 1104 |
| 1937 | 926 |
| 1936 | 845 |
| 1935 | 940 |
| 1934 | 998 |
| 1933 | 982 |
| 1932 | 1032 |
| 1931 | 963 |
| 1930 | 995 |
| 1929 | 1595 |
| 1928 | 921 |
| 1927 | 1043 |
| 1926 | 1679 |
| 1925 | 1041 |
| 1924 | 973 |
| 1923 | 1054 |
| 1922 | 1041 |
| 1921 | 857 |
| 1920 | 981 |
| 1919 | 1165 |
| 1918 | 1100 |
| 1917 | 1112 |
| 1916 | 827 |
| 1915 | 864 |
| 1914 | 703 |
| 1913 | 1003 |
| 1912 | 1100 |
Chart position per state (table view)
| State | Rank |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1048 |
Even more about Thad
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