Thaddaeus
Jude the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is generally identified as Thaddeus and is also variously called Judas Thaddaeus, Jude Thaddaeus, Jude of James, or Lebbaeus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, the brother of Jesus, but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus prior to his crucifixion.
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Meaning & Origin of Thaddaeus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jude the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is generally identified as Thaddeus and is also variously called Judas Thaddaeus, Jude Thaddaeus, Jude of James, or Lebbaeus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, the brother of Jesus, but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus prior to his crucifixion.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Thaddaeus
American parents first put Thaddaeus on the record books as a baby boy name in 1924, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 29 Thaddaeuss were born — ranking #3,389 that year. About 21% of every Thaddaeus on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Thaddaeus ranks #6,478 for baby boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-32%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Thaddaeus
Thaddaeus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Thaddaeus's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Thaddaeus'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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