Thad

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A few things about Thad you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Thad

Thad Luckinbill

American actor and film producer

Choose Thad and your child shares a first name with Thad Luckinbill, an American actor and film producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Thad, like who?” Thad Luckinbill's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 212,766 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Thad, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Thad would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryThad has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Thads, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1967, when it ranked #401. Today it's #8,910, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowThad was 4.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 51,813 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 212,766.
• 🍂TrendThad has slipped 171 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,910. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Thad

Thad is a boy name of Greek and Latin origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-had”. US birth records list Thad for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked #401 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,910, with 8 babies.

Origin:Greek namesLatin names