Thiago
Boy · tee-AH-go · Hebrew
Thiago is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 370th for boys in the UK (128 babies) and 50th for boys in the US (5,835 babies).
What does Thiago mean?
Hebrew: Portuguese form of James, via Tiago
“supplanter”
Derived from Sant Iago, Saint James, and so ultimately from the Hebrew name Jacob; the Th- spelling is mainly Brazilian.
- Say it
- tee-AH-go
Is Thiago a girl's or a boy's name?
Thiago is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 128 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 5,835 boys in the US.
How popular is Thiago in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #370among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 128about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 84% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 128 boys in the UK were named Thiago, making it the 370th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 585th.
2025 had the most boys named Thiago of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Thiago in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 195 boys in the UK were given Thiago or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #273, up from #370 for this spelling alone.
- Thiago 128
- Tiago 67
Among boys in 2025, it was 331st in England and Wales.
Thiago in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | #370 |
| 2024 | 105 | #430 |
| 2023 | 109 | #415 |
| 2022 | 98 | #457 |
| 2021 | 103 | #456 |
| 2020 | 70 | #585 |
| 2019 | 50 | #736 |
| 2018 | 66 | #613 |
| 2017 | 40 | #879 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,112 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
How popular is Thiago in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #50among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5,835about 1 in 290 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 142% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5,835 boys in the US were named Thiago, making it the 50th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 168th. It first appears in the records in 1986. 5 girls were also named Thiago in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 21 years. 2025 had the most boys named Thiago of any year since it first appeared, in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Thiago in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thiago in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,835 | #50 |
| 2024 | 5,304 | #55 |
| 2023 | 4,515 | #72 |
| 2022 | 3,467 | #107 |
| 2021 | 2,714 | #141 |
| 2020 | 2,305 | #168 |
| 2019 | 2,133 | #184 |
| 2018 | 2,023 | #200 |
| 2017 | 1,766 | #217 |
| 2016 | 1,370 | #268 |
| 2015 | 1,032 | #334 |
| 2014 | 797 | #391 |
| 2013 | 561 | #488 |
| 2012 | 246 | #857 |
| 2011 | 188 | #1,020 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,059 |
| 2009 | 160 | #1,143 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,467 |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,928 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,125 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,903 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
Names like Thiago
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Iago Rio Arlo Santiago Kairo Ezra Jago Nico Matteo Enzo Cruz
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