Thanos
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning death, immortal; short for Athanasios.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Thanos by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Thanos.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Athanasios
Like Thanos, each of these traces back to Athanasios: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Athanimmortal; a form of Athanasios82 in the US (2017)
- Athanasiosimmortal; deathless6 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Thanos. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean eternity
Like Thanos, each of these has eternity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ericeternal ruler2,757 in the US (2017)
- Ericketernal ruler; a form of Erik or Eric1,433 in the US (2017)
- Eriketernal ruler; ever powerful895 in the US (2017)
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Kianancient or enduring263 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khalideternal; immortal; everlasting185 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Thanos
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