How Many People Are Named Thad?
An estimated 5,832 people in the United States have the first name Thad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Thad peaked in popularity in 1967 with 365 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,832
About 1 in 58,771 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1967
365 births
Total Registered
8,217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thad
Thad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,217 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Thad as a male name
Ranked #13,986 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (365 births)
Thad as a female name
Ranked #5,019 in 1932
5 female births in 1932
Peak: 1932 (5 births)
Thad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thad span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,963 babies were registered. Thad has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thad by Decade
How has Thad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thad by State
Birth registrations for Thad span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Idaho, Montana. On average, about 113 Thads were registered per state.
Thad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thad
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thad?
We estimate approximately 5,832 people named Thad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 58,771 Americans share this first name.
Is Thad a common name?
Thad is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thad most popular?
Thad reached peak popularity in 1967, when 365 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thad is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thad a male name?
Thad is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thad Smith, Thad Johnson, Thad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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