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How popular is the name Thao?

Births per year, rank history and how many Thaos are alive today.

Thao (female) is a rare girls' name in England and Wales, ranked 5892nd in 2024 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 1998, when 4 babies were given the name, the 3142nd most popular that year.

The Thao you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Thaos born in England and Wales are between 10 and 30, and there are at least 85 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Thao - on average, only one in every 3,706 such rooms contains a Thao.

How many babies are named Thao each year?

01234200020201998: 42024: 3actual

Where does Thao rank among girls' names?

1101001,00010,000200020201998: ranked 3,1422024: ranked 5,892

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Thao per year in England and Wales, 1998 to 2024, peaking at about 4 in 1998
Thao: births per year in England and Wales, 1998-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Thao most popular?

Thao peaked in 1998, when 4 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Thao?

At least 85 people named Thao born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Thao?

Most living Thaos are between 10 and 30; the most common age is about 32.

Is Thao becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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