Tadeo
Thaddeus is a masculine given name.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Tadeo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thaddeus is a masculine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Tadeo
Tadeo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 852 Tadeos were born — ranking #382 that year. As of 2026, Tadeo ranks #382 for baby boys with 852 births, rising sharply (+116% over the past five years). In total, more than 7K Tadeos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Tadeo most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Philippines38%
- Mexico23%
- UG17%
- PE12%
- GT10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Tadeo
Tadeo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Tadeo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #382. Use the chart and map above to compare Tadeo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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