Thaddeus
Thaddeus is a masculine given name.
- English
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Thaddeus
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)
- English
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Thaddeus
The earliest SSA record of Thaddeus as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 12 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 416 newborns named Thaddeus — #638 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #870 among baby boy names with 274 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 26K Thaddeuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Thaddeus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Thaddeus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Thaddeus
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About the name Thaddeus
Thaddeus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Thaddeus's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #307. Use the chart and map above to compare Thaddeus'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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