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Thaddeus

Boy's name · #798 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Thaddeus is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1918, when it ranked #307. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 26,000 boys since 1880, ranked #798 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#929 in Poland (2025) · #981 in Canada (2025) · #1,538 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #6,824 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,468 in Austria (2024) · #755 in Ireland (2021) · #6,670 in France (2018).

Famous Thaddeuses

• Thaddeus Stevens — American politician (1792–1868)
• Thaddeus Young — American basketball player (born 1988)
• Thaddeus McCotter — American politician (born 1965)
• Thaddeus of Edessa — Christian saint and one of the seventy disciples of Jesus (died c. 50)
• Thaddeus Moss — American football player (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

• Thaddeus (Thunderbolt Ross) — Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV series)
• Thaddeus (Doctor Sivana) — DC Comics character

What Thaddeuses become

Among 135 notable people named Thaddeus:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Thaddeus A. Minshall, American judge (1834–1908).

Similar names: Howard · Taylor · Stanley · Vernon · Houston · Turner

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