Thu

Thu

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Origin: Vietnamese

Thu first appears in the data in 1975 and has been recorded in 43 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 55 babies (rank #1,905 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Thu

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.

837

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1975	7	#7,913
1976	18	#3,805
1977	11	#5,860
1978	25	#3,184
1979	22	#3,654
1980	37	#2,595
1981	47	#2,194
1982	50	#2,079
1983	55	#1,905
1984	52	#1,989
1985	34	#2,796
1986	32	#2,965
1987	20	#4,270
1988	21	#4,299
1989	30	#3,473
1990	26	#3,999
1991	28	#3,812
1992	13	#7,035
1993	27	#3,981
1994	16	#5,966
1995	14	#6,615
1996	17	#5,758
1997	14	#6,817
1998	7	#12,329
1999	14	#7,204
2000	9	#10,677
2001	14	#7,691
2002	15	#7,415
2003	18	#6,561
2004	13	#8,677
2005	7	#14,405
2006	14	#8,684
2007	13	#9,501
2008	7	#15,267
2009	11	#10,622
2010	11	#10,403
2011	8	#13,248
2012	7	#14,859
2013	12	#9,568
2014	8	#12,977
2015	6	#16,257
2017	10	#10,631
2018	12	#9,108

Year

Babies

Rank

1975

#7,913

1976

#3,805

1977

#5,860

1978

#3,184

1979

#3,654

1980

#2,595

1981

#2,194

1982

#2,079

1983

#1,905

1984

#1,989

1985

#2,796

1986

#2,965

1987

#4,270

1988

#4,299

1989

#3,473

1990

#3,999

1991

#3,812

1992

#7,035

1993

#3,981

1994

#5,966

1995

#6,615

1996

#5,758

1997

#6,817

1998

#12,329

1999

#7,204

2000

#10,677

2001

#7,691

2002

#7,415

2003

#6,561

2004

#8,677

2005

#14,405

2006

#8,684

2007

#9,501

2008

#15,267

2009

#10,622

2010

#10,403

2011

#13,248

2012

#14,859

2013

#9,568

2014

#12,977

2015

#16,257

2017

#10,631

2018

#9,108

Numerology of Thu

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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