Thais
Girl name · #4998 in 2025 · Very rare
Thais is currently the #4998 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4144, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Thais.
Babies named Thais per year. Source: SSA.
The 116-year story
Thais first appears in the Social Security records in 1909, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2001, when 84 girls were named Thais — good for #2013 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Thais in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Thais is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Thais will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Thais is most common
State-level data for Thais is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Thais
Statistically, parents drawn to Thais tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Charis, Talaya, Tyanna, Sadia, and Riana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Thais | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4207 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5398 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5045 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4144 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4657 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6255 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6872 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6148 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5771 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4179 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4213 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5266 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3989 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4109 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3069 |
| 2001 | 84 | #2013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Thais a popular girl name?
Thais ranked #4998 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4144.
When was the name Thais most popular?
Thais peaked in 2001, when 84 American girls received the name (ranked #2013 that year). Since 2001 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Thais?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Thais. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.