Boy name Aramaic origin Christian tradition

Thaddeus

THAD-ee-uhs · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Heart or courageous heart
Language
Aramaic
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#850
2024 births284
Peak year2016
First appeared1880
Total US births25,739
2016 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ThadTad
Alternate spellings
Thadeus
In other languages
TadeoTadeuszTaddeo

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