Masculine dossier · first seen 1975
Thai
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2000
Peak era
2000
Peak births
42
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Thai
How many people are named Thai?
An estimated 1,182 living Americans are named Thai.
How rare is Thai?
Thai is very rare among babies today, with 6 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 85.7% from its 2000 peak.
How old is the typical Thai?
The median age of a living American named Thai is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 38 years old.
Is Thai still popular?
Not especially. Thai has been declining since its 2000 peak and registered 6 births in 2025.
Where is Thai most common?
Thai has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 20002025
Peak year
2000
Decline from peak
85.7%
2025
6
All-time
1,214
Where it lives now
Thai is most concentrated in California — about 2.2× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Thai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.