Thu
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TOO
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Thu is a girls' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “autumn”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Thu mean?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese thu, from Chinese 'autumn'
“autumn”
From the Vietnamese word for autumn.
Is Thu a girl's or a boy's name?
Thu is a girls' name.
How popular is Thu in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 girls.
Thu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Thu in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 55 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Thu in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,886 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 47 | #2,158 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
Names like Thu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiki Suki Dakota Rumi Yumna Mika Yuna Tori Miri Akosua Akua Kiyomi
Names related to Thu
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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, “Thu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thu, updated 20 October 2026.