Is Thanh a boy or girl name?

Thanh is a unisex name. Of the 1,749 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 37.2% were girls and 62.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1981, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Thanh

Recorded 1976–2021 · United States

Thanh was most popular in 1981, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,069 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,749 people named Thanh.

Thanh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Thanh’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Thanh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Thanh is a unisex name — 37.2% of the 1,749 Americans given it were girls and 62.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1981 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Thanh

Where Thanh 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