Thai
The Story of Thai
As a girl name
American parents first put Thai on the record books as a girl name in 1980, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 13 Thais were born — ranking #5,210 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Thais. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 212 Thais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Thai on the record books as a boy name in 1975, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 42 Thais were born — ranking #2,297 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Thais. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Thais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Thai
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About the name Thai
Thai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Thai's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,297. Use the chart and map above to compare Thai'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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