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Thaddeus

Boy

Meaning of Thaddeus: Hebrew: 'heart'

Thaddeus is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 804th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#804

314 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

26,089

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 244 babies1982: 218 babies1983: 223 babies1984: 175 babies1985: 230 babies1986: 270 babies1987: 240 babies1988: 248 babies1989: 294 babies1990: 305 babies19901991: 274 babies1992: 250 babies1993: 298 babies1994: 228 babies1995: 203 babies1996: 216 babies1997: 215 babies1998: 188 babies1999: 184 babies2000: 218 babies20002001: 214 babies2002: 233 babies2003: 183 babies2004: 189 babies2005: 192 babies2006: 191 babies2007: 228 babies2008: 211 babies2009: 191 babies2010: 198 babies20102011: 223 babies2012: 231 babies2013: 280 babies2014: 328 babies2015: 358 babies2016: 416 babies2017: 387 babies2018: 344 babies2019: 325 babies2020: 297 babies20202021: 295 babies2022: 309 babies2023: 260 babies2024: 285 babies2025: 314 babies
US babies named Thaddeus per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 416.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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