Thien
Thien was the 11848th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2031st; the most babies were born in 1996 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,209 places. More babies were named Thien in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,848 boys, down 7,165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199642 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,084babies recorded
Thien popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 29 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,848 | 6 |
| 2020 | #4,683 | 21 |
| 2010 | #3,983 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,067 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,947 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,947 | 16 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thien, counting every spelling?
Thien has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thien?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thien (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thien 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thien.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thien?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Thien are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 35. That makes Thien 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Thien: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thien, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thien
How popular is the name Thien?
Thien was the 11848th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2031st; the most babies were born in 1996 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,209 places. More babies were named Thien in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Thien a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thien in the US.