Thad

Thad: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “heart; courageous”
Origin: Aramaic
Say it: THAD · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

Short form of Thaddeus, a New Testament name from Greek Thaddaios, probably from an Aramaic nickname. The exact original sense is uncertain; heart or courageous are common traditional glosses.

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How popular is Thad?

20241.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Thad in 20245

Peak year1967

Total US babies since 18808,217

Thad is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.

Names like Thad

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Tadeogift of God · Spanish
Thaddeusheart; courageous · Aramaic
Tadgift of God · English
Thomastwin · Aramaic
Tommytwin · Aramaic
Tomastwin · Aramaic
Tomtwin · Aramaic
Barneyson of consolation · Aramaic

Thad questions

What does the name Thad mean?

Thad means "heart; courageous". It comes from Aramaic. Short form of Thaddeus, a New Testament name from Greek Thaddaios, probably from an Aramaic nickname. The exact original sense is uncertain; heart or courageous are common traditional glosses.

Is Thad a boy or girl name?

Thad is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Thad?

5 US babies were named Thad in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.

How do you pronounce Thad?

Thad is usually pronounced THAD.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.