Thaddeus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Thaddeus is a masculine given name. As of the 1990 Census, Thaddeus was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while Thad, its diminutive version, was the 846th.

From Wikipedia

Thaddeus first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 416 babies (rank #640 that year). In 2024 it was given to 284 boys (rank #850). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Thaddeus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Thaddeus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

25,771

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

416

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Thaddeus

Thaddeus Stevensjurist · b. 1792
Thaddeus Youngbasketball player · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#561
1881	12	#530
1882	8	#745
1883	11	#590
1884	12	#568
1885	14	#519
1886	8	#750
1887	9	#675
1888	15	#525
1889	10	#667
1890	7	#873
1891	9	#696
1892	11	#683
1893	7	#898
1894	10	#724
1896	9	#818
1897	14	#580
1898	7	#991
1899	19	#436
1900	17	#621
1901	11	#677
1902	16	#552
1903	11	#728
1904	19	#510
1905	10	#832
1906	9	#915
1907	14	#732
1908	18	#628
1909	30	#470
1910	29	#535
1911	40	#467
1912	80	#438
1913	103	#426
1914	156	#380
1915	254	#331
1916	268	#322
1917	268	#334
1918	328	#307
1919	267	#348
1920	298	#337
1921	284	#357
1922	269	#365
1923	288	#347
1924	275	#361
1925	235	#390
1926	234	#384
1927	204	#426
1928	171	#466
1929	163	#462
1930	173	#450
1931	139	#486
1932	121	#534
1933	122	#511
1934	125	#525
1935	92	#613
1936	106	#561
1937	121	#528
1938	108	#564
1939	107	#555
1940	121	#535
1941	116	#558
1942	142	#515
1943	128	#561
1944	124	#547
1945	140	#505
1946	167	#500
1947	167	#525
1948	162	#521
1949	160	#530
1950	211	#456
1951	188	#495
1952	233	#463
1953	211	#485
1954	256	#451
1955	221	#499
1956	256	#472
1957	215	#530
1958	193	#556
1959	208	#544
1960	219	#537
1961	222	#535
1962	212	#547
1963	213	#545
1964	220	#530
1965	180	#572
1966	199	#546
1967	229	#496
1968	203	#537
1969	204	#551
1970	223	#544
1971	321	#454
1972	364	#416
1973	320	#437
1974	236	#513
1975	251	#506
1976	267	#485
1977	257	#511
1978	343	#430
1979	307	#469
1980	267	#528
1981	239	#548
1982	218	#585
1983	223	#565
1984	175	#655
1985	225	#584
1986	270	#544
1987	240	#585
1988	248	#593
1989	294	#567
1990	305	#579
1991	274	#618
1992	250	#657
1993	298	#595
1994	228	#692
1995	203	#759
1996	216	#724
1997	215	#723
1998	188	#809
1999	184	#827
2000	218	#764
2001	214	#792
2002	233	#745
2003	183	#911
2004	189	#907
2005	192	#918
2006	191	#975
2007	228	#886
2008	211	#953
2009	191	#1,023
2010	198	#994
2011	223	#909
2012	231	#900
2013	280	#796
2014	328	#731
2015	358	#705
2016	416	#640
2017	387	#661
2018	344	#708
2019	325	#742
2020	297	#785
2021	295	#817
2022	308	#810
2023	259	#898
2024	284	#850