Is Thu a boy or girl name?

Thu is a girl’s name. Of the 837 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Thu

Recorded 1975–2018 · United States

Thu was most popular in 1983, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,994 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 837 people named Thu.

Thu over time

Births per year. The dot marks Thu’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Thu a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Thu is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 837 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Thu

Where Thu 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