Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Thad

#1,315 most common boys' name of all time · #3,147 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,315
Rank overall
#3,147 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
8,224
Since 2016
117
Peak year
1967 #401
Best rank
#401 1967
Girls Boys peak 365/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Thad is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 8 #8,923
2024 5 5 #12,370
2023 9 9 #8,272
2022 9 9 #8,319
2021 17 17 #5,342
2020 8 8 #8,751
2019 17 17 #5,343
2018 14 14 #6,042
2017 18 18 #5,120
2016 12 12 #6,736
2015 18 18 #5,067
2014 26 26 #3,895
2013 19 19 #4,809
2012 29 29 #3,626
2011 20 20 #4,665
2010 24 24 #4,103
2009 23 23 #4,283
2008 23 23 #4,271
2007 20 20 #4,645
2006 36 36 #3,027
2005 30 30 #3,323
2004 26 26 #3,541
2003 25 25 #3,531
2002 18 18 #4,327
2001 32 32 #2,868
2000 38 38 #2,482
1999 28 28 #2,947
1998 28 28 #2,854
1997 37 37 #2,263
1996 36 36 #2,261
1995 33 33 #2,351
1994 31 31 #2,452
1993 41 41 #1,971
1992 48 48 #1,754
1991 34 34 #2,148
1990 60 60 #1,453
1989 48 48 #1,643
1988 48 48 #1,531
1987 55 55 #1,343
1986 62 62 #1,218
1985 62 62 #1,195
1984 72 72 #1,057
1983 66 66 #1,097
1982 70 70 #1,090
1981 90 90 #950
1980 80 80 #1,011
1979 112 112 #822
1978 126 126 #754
1977 137 137 #729
1976 133 133 #726
1975 156 156 #661
1974 177 177 #602
1973 201 201 #560
1972 224 224 #531
1971 265 265 #499
1970 260 260 #501
1969 323 323 #439
1968 319 319 #431
1967 365 365 #401
1966 215 215 #517
1965 136 136 #644
1964 131 131 #674
1963 123 123 #700
1962 120 120 #703
1961 113 113 #722
1960 118 118 #718
1959 96 96 #786
1958 82 82 #829
1957 94 94 #778
1956 103 103 #721
1955 85 85 #796
1954 65 65 #920
1953 62 62 #909
1952 61 61 #908
1951 54 54 #952
1950 45 45 #1,056
1949 52 52 #963
1948 51 51 #978
1947 64 64 #873
1946 54 54 #902
1945 50 50 #906
1944 48 48 #924
1943 59 59 #873
1942 59 59 #856
1941 55 55 #855
1940 51 51 #885
1939 36 36 #1,073
1938 45 45 #944
1937 56 56 #818
1936 51 51 #856
1935 45 45 #947
1934 46 46 #935
1933 48 48 #897
1932 5 40 45 #1,064
1931 47 47 #967
1930 52 52 #935
1929 54 54 #917
1928 52 52 #942
1927 44 44 #1,065
1926 37 37 #1,179
1925 47 47 #1,002
1924 61 61 #892
1923 55 55 #926
1922 53 53 #967
1921 59 59 #914
1920 47 47 #1,009
1919 47 47 #995
1918 51 51 #939
1917 35 35 #1,132
1916 47 47 #931
1915 36 36 #1,073
1914 41 41 #842
1913 29 29 #922
1912 23 23 #947
1911 12 12 #1,002
1910 8 8 #1,233
1909 15 15 #735
1908 8 8 #1,058
1907 9 9 #958
1906 11 11 #781
1905 14 14 #657
1904 12 12 #710
1903 20 20 #484
1902 16 16 #550
1901 7 7 #892
1900 14 14 #692
1899 5 5 #1,094
1898 6 6 #1,044
1897 8 8 #814
1896 13 13 #628
1895 11 11 #671
1894 17 17 #498
1893 12 12 #608
1892 5 5 #1,124
1891 5 5 #1,019
1890 8 8 #787
1889 8 8 #764
1888 12 12 #608
1887 15 15 #460
1886 16 16 #468
1885 10 10 #635
1884 6 6 #903
1883 7 7 #765
1882 13 13 #535
1881 9 9 #643
1880 6 6 #901