Thanos
Boy · THAH-nos · Greek
Thanos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “immortal”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Thanos mean?
Greek: Greek short form of Athanasios
“immortal”
Greek short form of Athanasios, meaning immortal.
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- THAH-nos
Is Thanos a girl's or a boy's name?
Thanos is a boys' name.
How popular is Thanos in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Thanos in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thanos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
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