How Many People Are Named Thai?
An estimated 1,385 people in the United States have the first name Thai. It is used for both genders, with 85.1% male. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Thai peaked in popularity in 2004 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thai 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 Thai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,385
About 1 in 247,476 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.1% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2004
52 births
Total Registered
1,420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thai
Thai is predominantly male (85.1%), though 212 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Thai as a male name
Ranked #10,761 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (42 births)
Thai as a female name
Ranked #17,521 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1982 (13 births)
Thai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thai span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 448 babies were registered. Thai has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thai by Decade
How has Thai 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.
Thai by State
Birth registrations for Thai span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia. On average, about 61 Thais were registered per state.
Thai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thai
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thai?
We estimate approximately 1,385 people named Thai 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 247,476 Americans share this first name.
Is Thai a common name?
Thai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thai most popular?
Thai reached peak popularity in 2004, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thai is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thai a male name?
Thai is predominantly male. 85.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thai Smith, Thai Johnson, Thai 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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