Thaddeus
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Thaddeus
Thaddeus, a distinguished, long-neglected name, has several areas of appeal: a solid New Testament legacy, a nice antique feel, and the choice of several more modern nicknames and international variations.
Thaddeus for boys#798 US
In the Bible, Thaddeus was one of the original Twelve Apostles.
Thaddeus has made quite a few screen appearances, ranging from Spongebob Squarepants to Police Academy to Get Smart (it was the given name of the Chief) to Harry Potter. As Tadzio—the Slavic version—he played a leading role in Thomas Mann's Death in Venice.
In real life, Thaddeus Stevens was a dominant political figure during the Civil War. Mia Farrow has a son named Thaddeus.
Thaddeus for girls
Very rarely used for girls, but New York socialite Kelly Bensimon and photographer Gilles Bensimon gave it to their youngest daughter in 2000.
Pronounced THAD-ee-us.
As of October 2026, Thaddeus ranked #798 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #307 in 1918, Nameberry popularity #394.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #731 | 328 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #705 | 358 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #640 | 416 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #661 | 387 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #708 | 344 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #742 | 325 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #785 | 297 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #817 | 295 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #810 | 308 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #898 | 259 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #850 | 284 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #798 | 314 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Thaddeus for boys
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Famous Thaddeuss
- Thaddeus TukesBoy
Chicago jazz musician
- Saint Judas (Jude) ThaddeusBoy
patron saint of lost causes
- Saint Thaddeus of EdessaBoy
one of the 70 apostles of Christ
- Thaddeus LewisBoy
American football player
- Thaddeus GibsonBoy
American football player
- Thaddeus YoungBoy
American basketball player
- Thaddeus BullardBoy
Sr., birth name of Titus O'Neil, American arena football player and pro wrestler
- Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure (Tadeusz) Koà ÂciuszkoBoy
Polish hero of the American Revolution
- Thaddeus Horatius CarawayBoy
U.S. Congressman and Senator from Arkansas
- Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine (S.C.) LoweBoy
American aviation pioneer
- Thaddeus StevensBoy
Civil War era U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and opponent of slavery
- Thaddeus Campbell SweetBoy
U.S. Congressman from New York
- Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotterBoy
former U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Thaddeus Joseph "Thad" JonesBoy
American jazz trumpeter
- Thaddeus Ann "Teddy" BensimonBoy
daughter of reality TV's Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Gilles Bensimon
- Thaddeus "Thad" LuckinbillBoy
American actor
- Thaddeus Rowe (b. 2007)Boy
son of actors Amelia Heinle and Thad Luckinbill
- Thaddeus Wilk FarrowBoy
son of American actress Mia Farrow
- Thaddeus "Thad" MatulaBoy
American filmmaker
Thaddeus in pop culture
- Thaddeus StoneBoy
character in the film 'The Family Stone'
- Thaddeus BradleyBoy
from the movie 'Now You See Me'
- Dr. Thaddeus S. "Rusty" VentureBoy
character in 'The Venture Brothers'
- Thaddeus James MartinBoy
character from "All My Children"
- Thaddeus ValentineBoy
character from "Mortal Engines" series
- Thaddeus MontgomeryBoy
character from 'American Horror Story'
- General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" RossBoy
character from Marvel Universe
- Thaddeus L'EclinBoy
video game character from 'Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion'
- Thaddeus IbsenBoy
character in "After Ever After" by Jordan Sonnenblick
- Thaddeus BlakeBoy
character in NIL by Lynne Matson
- ThaddeusBoy
character on Phineas and Ferb
- Thaddeus HarrisBoy
character in the "Police Academy" Film series
- Professor Thaddeus BonkersBoy
character in the cartoon series "The Garfield Show" A mad scientist who is really intelligent and yet really foolish as his inventions/discoveries always lead to disaster but he dismisses all that as the world "not ready for his genius".
- High Overseer Thaddeus CampbellBoy
character in the video game Dishonored