Thalamus
The thalamus is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon. Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, known as the thalamocortical radiations, allowing hub-like exchanges of information.
Meaning & Origin of Thalamus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The thalamus is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon. Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, known as the thalamocortical radiations, allowing hub-like exchanges of information.
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The Story of Thalamus
Thalamus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 8 births, good for #3,943 nationwide. Thalamus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1976, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Where is Thalamus most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States35%
- LK28%
- IR15%
- Argentina12%
- South Africa10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Thalamus
Thalamus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Thalamus's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #3,943. Use the chart and map above to compare Thalamus'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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