Thais
Thais was the 5087th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1478th; the most babies were born in 2001 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved down 866 places. More babies were named Thais in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,087 girls, up 747 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200184 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,225babies recorded
Thais popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,087 | 26 |
| 2020 | #5,834 | 21 |
| 2010 | #5,961 | 23 |
| 2000 | #2,454 | 63 |
| 1990 | #7,843 | 11 |
| 1980 | #5,227 | 14 |
| 1970 | #5,375 | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,652 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,218 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,404 | 13 |
| 1930 | #2,196 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,506 | 30 |
| 1910 | #1,509 | 11 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thais, counting every spelling?
Thais has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thais?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thais (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Thais born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thais.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thais?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Thais are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 17 and 51. That makes Thais mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Thais by state
How common Thais was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Thais
How popular is the name Thais?
Thais was the 5087th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1478th; the most babies were born in 2001 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved down 866 places. More babies were named Thais in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Thais a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Thais in the US.
Where is Thais most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thais was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.