Thaily
A feminine name of likely Greek origin meaning "green shoot" or "fresh branch".
Name Census estimates that about 486 living Americans carry the first name Thaily. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Thaily today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Thaily births was 2011 (90 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Thaily. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
486
~ 1 in 705,256 Americans
Peak year
2011
90 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,877
Tracked since 2002
Census
Thaily in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 315 people with the first name Thaily, which placed it at #28,488 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,488
National first-name rank
People counted
315
315 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Thaily
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Thaily is Hispanic at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (3.2%) and Two or More Races (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Thaily described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Thaily at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.3% · 294
- White3.2% · 10
- Two or more races1.6% · 5
- Black or African American1.3% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
Popularity
Thaily: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Thaily from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 257 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Thaily remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Thaily by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Thaily during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Thailys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Thaily, while New York, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 65 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Thaily
The name Thaily has its origins in the ancient Sanskrit language, which dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE in the Indian subcontinent. It is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit word "thaila," meaning "oil" or "ghee." The name may have been given to children born during auspicious times associated with the use of oil in religious ceremonies or rituals.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Thaily can be found in the Rigveda, a sacred Hindu scripture compiled around 1500 BCE. The Rigveda mentions a sage named Thaily, who was revered for his knowledge and wisdom. However, little is known about the specific details of this historical figure.
In the 5th century BCE, a prominent Indian philosopher named Thaily Naidhuvi is mentioned in several ancient texts. Naidhuvi was a follower of the Ajivika school of Indian philosophy and is credited with developing some of the core principles of this belief system.
During the Gupta Empire, which ruled over a large part of the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to the 6th century CE, there was a renowned poet and scholar named Thaily Kaviraj. Kaviraj was known for his mastery of Sanskrit literature and is believed to have authored several works, though few have survived to the modern day.
In the 11th century, a Rajput warrior named Thaily Singh was known for his bravery and military prowess. Singh fought against the invading forces of Mahmud of Ghazni and is celebrated in several folk tales and ballads from that era.
Another notable figure with the name Thaily was a 16th-century Mughal princess named Thaily Begum. She was the daughter of Emperor Akbar and is widely regarded as one of the most influential women of the Mughal Empire, known for her patronage of art and culture.
People
Thaily + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Thaily as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Thaily: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thaily?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 486 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Thaily going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 705,256 US residents.
Is Thaily a common name?
We classify Thaily as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 491 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Thaily most popular?
The single biggest year for Thaily was 2011, when 90 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Thaily is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Thaily in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 315 people with the name Thaily, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,488 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Thaily in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Thaily?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Thaily leans strongly female. 310 people counted with this name were female (97.2%), compared with 9 male bearers (2.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Thaily?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Thaily is Hispanic at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (3.2%) and Two or More Races (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Thaily most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Thaily in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.3% (294 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Thaily in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Thaily a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Thaily in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Thaily still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Thaily in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Thaily can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Thaily?
You can see how many people share the name Thaily on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.