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Thaddeus

“Variant of Thaddaeus”

Boy's name · #797 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Thaddeus has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #307 (1918) · 26,057 babies named Thaddeus all-time · 1 in 5,600 boys born in 2025.

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).

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