Thays
How to say it: ta-EESS · /ta.ˈis/
Modern variant of Thaïs from Ancient Greek Thais - popularized in Brazil and France with y-s spelling.
Thays was the 3,776th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are down about 34% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,786 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,776 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 127,513 |
| Peak decade | 1870s |
| Change over 10 years | −34% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,786 |
| In France, 2025 | #102 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Thays peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Thay
Honouring a Thays in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Thays is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Portuguese.
In France: #102 for girls in 2025.
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