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Thanos

/ˈθɑnoʊs/ · 100% boys · last recorded 2023

Thanos has been given to about 105 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈθɑnoʊs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 104
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thanos per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time105
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Thanos?

Its best year was 2019, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5321st. The typical living American called Thanos is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Thanos

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amos0.62
  2. Santos0.62
  3. Talon0.53
  4. Travon0.53
  5. Tavon0.53
  6. Carlos0.50
  7. Marcos0.50
  8. Thaddeus0.50

Middle names for Thanos

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thanos Paul0.77
  2. Thanos Lee0.77
  3. Thanos Dean0.76
  4. Thanos Blake0.76
  5. Thanos Bryce0.76
  6. Thanos Wade0.76

Sibling names for Thanos

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meilanisister · 0.71
  2. Khaleesisister · 0.71
  3. Lochlanbrother · 0.71
  4. Paisleesister · 0.71
  5. Princetonbrother · 0.70
  6. Lachlanbrother · 0.69

Where Thanos is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Thanos Anderson0.77
    2. Thanos White0.72
    3. Thanos Reyes0.72
    4. Thanos Nguyen0.72
    5. Thanos Lee0.72
    6. Thanos Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Thanos

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.