Names / Boy names
Thaddeus
Current rank
#798
and easing
All-time peak
#307
in 1918
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
26,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #307 in 1918 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Heart, courageous (Aramaic tradition). The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. As of the latest data it stands at #798, slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1918, at #307 nationally. Across all years, more than 26,000 children have been named this.