Thaddeus

“Variant of Thaddaeus”

Boy's name · #798 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Thaddeus is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1918, when it ranked #307. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 26,000 boys since 1880, ranked #798 today. Thaddeus's short forms are Ted, Tad, and Thad.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Thaddeuses

Thaddeus Stevens — American statesman (1792–1868)
Thaddeus Young — American professional basketball player
Thaddeus of Edessa — Christian saint and one of the seventy disciples of Jesus
Thaddeus McCotter — American politician (born 1965)
Thaddeus Cahill — American inventor (1867–1934)

In stories & tradition

Thaddeus (Alfred Pennyworth) — Gotham · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Thaddeus (Thunderbolt Ross) — Incredible Hulk · Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Thaddeus (Doctor Sivana) — Batman: The Brave and the Bold

What Thaddeuses become

Among 135 notable people named Thaddeus:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Thaddeus A. Minshall, Ohio Jurist (1834-1908).

Similar names: Milton · Taylor · Howard · Stanley · Houston · Turner

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