Name Legacy

Thai

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Thai was most popular in 2004, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,048 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,426 people named Thai.

Most popular in2004
Rank that year#5,048
Births that year52
Total since 18801,426
Given to85% boys

Thai over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Thai’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Thai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Thai is mostly a boy’s name — 14.9% of the 1,426 Americans given it were girls and 85.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 19% girls and 81% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Thai

Where Thai is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org