How Many People Are Named Thao?
An estimated 1,180 people in the United States have the first name Thao. It is used for both genders, with 84.4% female. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Thao peaked in popularity in 1984 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thao 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 Thao paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,180
About 1 in 290,470 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
84.4% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1984
73 births
Total Registered
1,232
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thao
Thao is predominantly female (84.4%), though 192 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Thao as a male name
Ranked #11,441 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1989 (16 births)
Thao as a female name
Ranked #18,210 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1984 (58 births)
Thao: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thao span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 532 babies were registered. Thao has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thao by Decade
How has Thao 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.
Thao by State
Birth registrations for Thao span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Washington, Minnesota, Colorado. On average, about 82 Thaos were registered per state.
Thao + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thao as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thao
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thao: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thao?
We estimate approximately 1,180 people named Thao 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 290,470 Americans share this first name.
Is Thao a common name?
Thao is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,232 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thao most popular?
Thao reached peak popularity in 1984, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thao is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thao a female name?
Thao is predominantly female. 84.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thao Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thao Smith, Thao Johnson, Thao 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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