Thanh

Thanh

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 37% girls / 63% boys

Origin: Vietnamese

Thanh first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 43 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 74 babies (rank #1,061 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Thanh

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,749

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	12	#3,246
1977	14	#3,030
1978	12	#3,381
1979	39	#1,532
1980	32	#1,802
1981	67	#1,124
1982	74	#1,061
1983	57	#1,219
1984	49	#1,364
1985	45	#1,502
1986	46	#1,491
1987	46	#1,556
1988	37	#1,842
1989	41	#1,855
1990	45	#1,777
1991	35	#2,135
1992	33	#2,300
1993	38	#2,121
1994	30	#2,553
1995	35	#2,289
1996	27	#2,829
1997	18	#3,864
1998	11	#5,801
1999	28	#3,024
2000	25	#3,414
2001	20	#4,108
2002	21	#4,030
2003	16	#5,021
2004	13	#6,100
2005	15	#5,547
2006	14	#6,064
2007	12	#7,035
2008	11	#7,651
2009	6	#12,326
2010	5	#14,046
2011	10	#8,002
2012	13	#6,599
2013	13	#6,564
2014	9	#8,721
2015	7	#10,513
2016	6	#12,013
2019	7	#10,695
2021	5	#13,869

Year

Babies

Rank

1976

#3,246

1977

#3,030

1978

#3,381

1979

#1,532

1980

#1,802

1981

#1,124

1982

#1,061

1983

#1,219

1984

#1,364

1985

#1,502

1986

#1,491

1987

#1,556

1988

#1,842

1989

#1,855

1990

#1,777

1991

#2,135

1992

#2,300

1993

#2,121

1994

#2,553

1995

#2,289

1996

#2,829

1997

#3,864

1998

#5,801

1999

#3,024

2000

#3,414

2001

#4,108

2002

#4,030

2003

#5,021

2004

#6,100

2005

#5,547

2006

#6,064

2007

#7,035

2008

#7,651

2009

#12,326

2010

#14,046

2011

#8,002

2012

#6,599

2013

#6,564

2014

#8,721

2015

#10,513

2016

#12,013

2019

#10,695

2021

#13,869

Numerology of Thanh

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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