How popular is the name Thais?

1,712 US babies were named Thais between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2001.

What careers are people named Thais over-represented in?

Among notable women who are footballers, Thaiss show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Thais

Thais. 1,712 US babies since 1940, peak 2001. Notable Thaiss are 1.6× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

1,712 US babies were named Thais between 1940 and 2025.

Thais around the world

France: 17,245 babies since 1900, peak 2014, No. 91 in 2025 (spelled Thaïs)
Belgium: 594 babies since 1995, peak 2010, No. 601 in 2025 (spelled Thaïs)
England & Wales: 84 babies since 1996, peak 2013, No. 4,201 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Thaiss end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.6×	Low · 6 people
Basketball player	1.4×	Low · 3 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Actor	0.8×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are footballers, Thaiss show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)