Thielen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TEE-lun
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Thielen is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
Where does Thielen come from?
Germanic: German and Dutch surname from Thiel, a short form of names like Dietrich
Is Thielen a girl's or a boy's name?
Thielen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thielen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Thielen, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 2018.
2025 had the fewest boys named Thielen since it first appeared, in 2018.
Half of all the boys named Thielen in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thielen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
Names like Thielen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chozen Raiden Sevyn Cassian Kaizen Callan Kayden Evren Hendrix Braylen Cohen Dutton
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Thielen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thielen, updated 20 October 2026.