Thanos
Thanos is a Greek masculine given name and surname, a short form (hypocorism) of Athanasios 'immortal'.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Thanos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thanos is a Greek masculine given name and surname, a short form (hypocorism) of Athanasios 'immortal'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Thanos
Thanos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 18 Thanoss were born — ranking #5,153 that year. As of 2026, Thanos ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 105 Thanoss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Thanos
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Thanos. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Athan
- Athanasios
- Thanasis
Where is Thanos most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Greece92%
- United States3%
- Indonesia2%
- Australia2%
- CY1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Thanos
Thanos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Thanos's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,153. Use the chart and map above to compare Thanos'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.