Thais
2025 SSA
About Thais
A paramour of Alexander the Great and the heroine of a Jules Massenet opera based on the life of a fourth century Egyptian saint, this name is nothing if not dramatic. Often spelled with a diaeresis or umlaut -- aka two dots -- over the letter i, Thais is a Top 100 girls' name in France and is also popular in Spain.
Pronounced THAH-iss; thah-EES.
As of October 2026, Thais ranked #5087 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1478 in 1916.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,762 | 30 | 16.8 |
| 2015 | #4,221 | 35 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,283 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | #4,104 | 36 | 22.4 |
| 2024 | #4,270 | 34 | 21 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Thais on lists
Famous Thaiss
- Saint Thaïs
repentant courtesan of 4th century Roman Alexandria
- Thais
Athenian hetaera (courtesan), wife of Ptolemy I (Soter) of Egypt, whom she married ca. 335 BC, and mother of Lagus, Leontiscus and Eirene
- Thais Martins
Brazilian Model
- Thais Russomano
Brazilian physician and researcher in space medicine
- Thaïs Henríquez
Spanish synchronized swimmer
- Thais Araújo
Brazilian actress
- Thais Stransky
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Thais in pop culture
- Thais
a character in K.A. Barker's "The Book of Days"