How Many People Are Named Thai?
people named Thai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 246,954 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,426 babies named Thai in Social Security records from 1975 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
52 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Thai, 15.1% were girls and 84.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Thai rose from 11.6% in the 1980s to 25.1% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Thai alive today is about 26 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Thai first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 2004, to 52 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Thai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,531, in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #11,842. Among girls, its best rank was #5,509, in 1982.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,842 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,531 (1983) | #5,509 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,871 in the 2000s | #11,563 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Thai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Thai were born in California than in any other state: about 244 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Thai was given about 6 times as often in California.
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