How Many People Are Named Thanh?
An estimated 1,682 people in the United States have the first name Thanh. It is used for both genders, with 62.8% male. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Thanh peaked in popularity in 1981 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thanh 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 Thanh paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Thanh is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,682
About 1 in 203,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
62.8% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1981
103 births
Total Registered
1,749
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thanh
Thanh is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (62.8%) and females (37.2%). Out of 1,749 total births registered, 1,099 were male and 650 were female.
Thanh as a male name
Ranked #13,869 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1982 (74 births)
Thanh as a female name
Ranked #14,437 in 2014
7 female births in 2014
Peak: 1985 (40 births)
Thanh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thanh span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 793 babies were registered. Thanh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thanh by Decade
How has Thanh 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.
Thanh by State
Birth registrations for Thanh span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Colorado. On average, about 94 Thanhs were registered per state.
Thanh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thanh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thanh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thanh?
We estimate approximately 1,682 people named Thanh 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 203,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Thanh a common name?
Thanh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,749 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thanh most popular?
Thanh reached peak popularity in 1981, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thanh is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thanh a male name?
Thanh is predominantly male. 62.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thanh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thanh Smith, Thanh Johnson, Thanh 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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