Is Thao a boy or girl name?

Thao is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,237 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 84.1% were girls and 15.9% were boys.

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Thao

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Thao was most popular in 1984, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,507 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,237 people named Thao.

Thao over time

Births per year. The dot marks Thao’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Thao a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Thao is mostly a girl’s name — 84.1% of the 1,237 Americans given it were girls and 15.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 50% girls and 50% 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 Thao

Where Thao 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