How Many People Are Named Thu?
An estimated 799 people in the United States have the first name Thu. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Thu peaked in popularity in 1983 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thu 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 Thu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
799
About 1 in 428,979 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1983
55 births
Total Registered
837
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thu
Thu is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 837 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Thu as a male name
Ranked #9,366 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Thu as a female name
Ranked #9,108 in 2018
12 female births in 2018
Peak: 1983 (55 births)
Thu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thu span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 378 babies were registered. Thu has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thu by Decade
How has Thu 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.
Thu by State
Birth registrations for Thu span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Louisiana, Texas, California. On average, about 83 Thus were registered per state.
Thu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thu
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thu?
We estimate approximately 799 people named Thu 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 428,979 Americans share this first name.
Is Thu a common name?
Thu is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 837 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thu most popular?
Thu reached peak popularity in 1983, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thu is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thu a female name?
Thu is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thu Smith, Thu Johnson, Thu 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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