Thanh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAHN
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Thanh is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “clear, pure, or blue-green”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Thanh mean?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese; Sino-Vietnamese thanh, written with different characters
“clear, pure, or blue-green”
A Vietnamese name that can be written with Chinese characters meaning clear or pure, or blue-green.
Is Thanh a girl's or a boy's name?
Thanh is a boys' name.
How popular is Thanh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 boys.
Thanh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Thanh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 74 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Thanh in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2002, 38% of the babies named Thanh in the US were girls.
Thanh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,086 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,750 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,810 |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,532 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,475 |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,348 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,205 |
| 1982 | 74 | #1,059 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,111 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,510 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
Names like Thanh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Minh Tai Yug Shko Anh Loki Yitzchok Yoan Taio Rumi Mika Dakota
Names related to Thanh
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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, “Thanh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thanh, updated 20 October 2026.