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    The first name Thad

    A boy’s name.

    Pronounced /θæd/ 1 syllable Male

    Meaning and origin

    Clipping of Thaddeus.

    Thad is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Thad at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Thad, the 9,610th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 365 were.

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    8,224
    babies named Thad since 1880
    #9,610
    rank in 2025
    1967
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Thad

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thad Luckinbill
      American actor and film producer, born 1975
    • Thad Jones
      American jazz trumpeter (1923-1986)
    • Thad Allen
      Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, born 1949

    Questions

    What does the name Thad mean?
    Clipping of Thaddeus.
    Is Thad a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 8,224 US babies named Thad since 1880 were boys.
    When was Thad most popular?
    1967 in the United States, when 365 babies were named Thad, its highest rank at 401st.
    How do you pronounce Thad?
    Thad is /θæd/, one syllable.