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By Clare Green · Jul 2026

Thad

OriginShort form of Thaddeus or variation of Tad
Meaning"gift of God"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Thad as a girl's name
US Rank#949

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Variation of Tad

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US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,994#3,996#3,998'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,9962613.5
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Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Thads

  • William Thad Cochran

    U.S. Senator from Mississippi

  • Thad Matta

    American college basketball coach

  • Thaddeus Joseph "Thad" Jones

    American jazz trumpeter

  • Thaddeus Rowe "Thad" Luckinbill

    American actor

  • Thad William Allen

    U.S. Coast Guard admiral

  • Thad Aaron Cockrell

    American country singer,songwriter

Thad in pop culture

  • Thad

    idiot that spends $45 dollars on cookies and water

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