Thaddeus
A boys’ name of Aramaic origin, meaning heart or brave heart.
Babies a year
380
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#798
up from #850
UK popularity
#1538
17 babies
How Thaddeus has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #702 |
| 2016 | #639 |
| 2017 | #661 |
| 2018 | #709 |
| 2019 | #742 |
| 2020 | #784 |
| 2021 | #818 |
| 2022 | #807 |
| 2023 | #903 |
| 2024 | #850 |
| 2025 | #798 |
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Thaddeus. In the US, 380 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Thaddeus was most common in 1915, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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