Is Thad a boy or girl name?
Thad was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 8,217 US babies named Thad were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,986
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Thad since 1880
- 8,217
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 365 babies
Boys and girls named Thad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 509 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 466 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1940s | 543 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 747 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,963 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,792 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 653 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 271 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,986 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,842 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,902 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,535 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,464 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,534 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,302 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,276 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,098 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,266 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,996 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,954 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,803 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,219 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,415 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,375 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,781 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,078 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,381 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,622 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,618 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,476 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,187 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 60 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 48 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 90 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 80 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 112 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 126 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 138 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 133 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 156 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 177 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 201 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 224 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 265 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 260 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 323 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 319 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 365 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 215 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 136 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 131 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 123 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 120 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 113 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 118 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 96 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 82 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 94 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 103 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 85 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 65 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 62 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 61 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 54 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 45 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 52 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 51 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 64 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 54 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 50 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 48 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 59 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 59 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 55 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 51 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 56 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 51 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 45 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 46 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 48 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,075 | 5 | #5,019 |
| 1931 | 47 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 52 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 54 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 52 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 47 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 61 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 55 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 53 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 59 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 47 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 51 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 47 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 41 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 29 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 12 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 16 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 14 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 12 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 16 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 13 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #900 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Thad reached #401 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #5,019 in 1932. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Thad
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.