Thales
Thales of Miletus was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece.
- Ancient Greek
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Thales
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thales of Miletus was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
- Portuguese
The Story of Thales
The earliest SSA record of Thales as a baby boy name dates back to 1917, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Thales — #5,334 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Thales on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Thales last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 93 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Thales
Phonetically similar names — useful when Thales is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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- Males
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About the name Thales
Thales is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 93 births in the dataset. Thales's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,334. Use the chart and map above to compare Thales'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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