Thaddeus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- THAD-ee-us
- Origin
- Aramaic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #797 for boys
Thaddeus is a boys' name of Aramaic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 797th for boys in the US (314 babies).
What does Thaddeus mean?
Aramaic: Greek form of an Aramaic name of uncertain meaning
Thaddeus is listed among the twelve apostles in Matthew and Mark, and is usually identified with Saint Jude.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Thaddeus a girl's or a boy's name?
Thaddeus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 314 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thaddeus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Thaddeus, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 17 boys.
2025 had more boys named Thaddeus than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Thaddeus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Thaddeus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Thaddeus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #797among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 314about 1 in 5,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 314 boys in the US were named Thaddeus, making it the 797th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 783rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 416 boys.
2025 had more boys named Thaddeus than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Thaddeus in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 320 boys in the US were given Thaddeus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #740, up from #797 for this spelling alone.
- Thaddeus 314
- Thadeus 6
Thaddeus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 314 | #797 |
| 2024 | 285 | #852 |
| 2023 | 260 | #893 |
| 2022 | 309 | #808 |
| 2021 | 295 | #817 |
| 2020 | 297 | #783 |
| 2019 | 325 | #743 |
| 2018 | 344 | #703 |
| 2017 | 387 | #660 |
| 2016 | 416 | #638 |
| 2015 | 358 | #703 |
| 2014 | 328 | #730 |
| 2013 | 280 | #796 |
| 2012 | 231 | #898 |
| 2011 | 223 | #906 |
| 2010 | 198 | #994 |
| 2009 | 191 | #1,020 |
| 2008 | 211 | #952 |
| 2007 | 228 | #883 |
| 2006 | 191 | #974 |
| 2005 | 192 | #917 |
| 2004 | 189 | #903 |
| 2003 | 183 | #908 |
| 2002 | 233 | #745 |
| 2001 | 214 | #787 |
| 2000 | 218 | #759 |
| 1999 | 184 | #825 |
| 1998 | 188 | #807 |
| 1997 | 215 | #722 |
| 1996 | 216 | #722 |
| 1995 | 203 | #754 |
| 1994 | 228 | #690 |
| 1993 | 298 | #594 |
| 1992 | 250 | #655 |
| 1991 | 274 | #616 |
| 1990 | 305 | #578 |
| 1989 | 294 | #564 |
| 1988 | 248 | #591 |
| 1987 | 240 | #584 |
| 1986 | 270 | #543 |
| 1985 | 225 | #583 |
| 1984 | 175 | #652 |
| 1983 | 223 | #564 |
| 1982 | 218 | #584 |
| 1981 | 239 | #548 |
| 1980 | 267 | #526 |
| 1979 | 307 | #469 |
| 1978 | 343 | #429 |
| 1977 | 258 | #510 |
| 1976 | 267 | #485 |
| 1975 | 251 | #505 |
| 1974 | 236 | #513 |
| 1973 | 320 | #437 |
| 1972 | 364 | #416 |
| 1971 | 321 | #453 |
| 1970 | 223 | #544 |
| 1969 | 204 | #549 |
| 1968 | 203 | #536 |
| 1967 | 229 | #495 |
| 1966 | 199 | #544 |
| 1965 | 180 | #570 |
| 1964 | 220 | #527 |
| 1963 | 213 | #542 |
| 1962 | 212 | #546 |
| 1961 | 222 | #533 |
| 1960 | 219 | #535 |
| 1959 | 208 | #542 |
| 1958 | 193 | #555 |
| 1957 | 215 | #527 |
| 1956 | 256 | #471 |
| 1955 | 221 | #495 |
| 1954 | 256 | #450 |
| 1953 | 211 | #483 |
| 1952 | 233 | #461 |
| 1951 | 188 | #494 |
| 1950 | 211 | #453 |
| 1949 | 160 | #526 |
| 1948 | 162 | #520 |
| 1947 | 167 | #525 |
| 1946 | 167 | #499 |
| 1945 | 140 | #504 |
| 1944 | 124 | #545 |
| 1943 | 128 | #559 |
| 1942 | 142 | #512 |
| 1941 | 116 | #558 |
| 1940 | 121 | #532 |
| 1939 | 107 | #554 |
| 1938 | 108 | #559 |
| 1937 | 121 | #526 |
| 1936 | 106 | #556 |
| 1935 | 92 | #605 |
| 1934 | 125 | #523 |
| 1933 | 122 | #509 |
| 1932 | 121 | #532 |
| 1931 | 139 | #484 |
| 1930 | 173 | #449 |
| 1929 | 163 | #461 |
| 1928 | 171 | #464 |
| 1927 | 204 | #425 |
| 1926 | 234 | #384 |
| 1925 | 235 | #390 |
| 1924 | 275 | #359 |
| 1923 | 288 | #347 |
| 1922 | 269 | #365 |
| 1921 | 284 | #357 |
| 1920 | 298 | #337 |
| 1919 | 267 | #348 |
| 1918 | 328 | #307 |
| 1917 | 268 | #332 |
| 1916 | 268 | #322 |
| 1915 | 254 | #331 |
| 1914 | 156 | #379 |
| 1913 | 103 | #423 |
| 1912 | 80 | #434 |
| 1911 | 40 | #461 |
| 1910 | 29 | #524 |
| 1909 | 30 | #462 |
| 1908 | 18 | #613 |
| 1907 | 14 | #699 |
| 1906 | 9 | #852 |
| 1905 | 10 | #786 |
| 1904 | 19 | #492 |
| 1903 | 11 | #696 |
| 1902 | 16 | #536 |
| 1901 | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | 17 | #603 |
| 1899 | 19 | #424 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 14 | #556 |
| 1896 | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #667 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 10 | #628 |
| 1888 | 15 | #505 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 8 | #694 |
| 1885 | 14 | #498 |
| 1884 | 12 | #547 |
| 1883 | 11 | #556 |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
Nicknames for Thaddeus
Names like Thaddeus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tommy Theodore Tobias Elias Teddy Thomas Theo Elijah Raphael Gabriel Myles Vincent
Other spellings of Thaddeus
Names related to Thaddeus
More Aramaic names
Martha Barnaby Barney Tabitha Tomas Tadeo Tom Tomos Marta Tommie Tomi Saphira Tommaso Barnabas Talitha Tommi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Thaddeus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thaddeus, updated 20 October 2026.