Than
Gender-neutral name · Vietnamese
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #3,942 in 1956
0 babies were named Than in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1956–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryThan first shows up in US birth records in 1956, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 69 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1956, when it reached #3,942.
About the name Than
Than is a gender-neutral name of Vietnamese origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-han”. US birth records list Than for boys from 1956 to 2013, in 6 of those 58 years. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked #3,942 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2013, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Vietnamese names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1,666,667 boys |
| 1980s | 1.0 | 961,538 boys |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 2,857,143 boys |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1,538,462 boys |
Other spellings of Than
More Vietnamese names
- Girl name: Nhi · small, little
- Unisex name: Nairi · ancient name of Armenia
- Girl name: Quynh · night-blooming flower
- Unisex name: Lan · orchid
- Unisex name: Bay · bay
- Unisex name: Bijou · jewel
- Boy name: Teo
- Unisex name: Cam
Questions about the name Than
What is the origin of the name Than?
Than has Vietnamese roots in our records. Other Vietnamese names include Nhi, Nairi, Quynh.
Is Than a boy or girl name?
Both. Than is used for boys and girls.
How popular is the name Than?
Than is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2013. It peaked at #3,942 in 1956.