Thaddeus is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 284 boys in the United States.
Thaddeus belongs to the Biblical & Christian and German tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Thaddeus first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #307 in 1918, and in 2024 284 babies received the name — 25,739 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Thaddeus is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Hebrew and Biblical origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Thaddeus is a boy name. In 2024, 284 babies received the name in the US.
Thaddeus comes from the Biblical & Christian, German, Greek and Scandinavian tradition.
Thaddeus first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #307 in 1918, and 284 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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