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Thijs

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Thijs has been given to about 112 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 110
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thijs per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time112

How popular is Thijs?

Its best year was 2007, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5189th. The typical living American called Thijs is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Thijs

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tobias0.47
  2. Tim0.45
  3. Tripp0.45

Middle names for Thijs

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thijs James0.74
  2. Thijs Cole0.73
  3. Thijs Miles0.70
  4. Thijs Wilder0.69
  5. Thijs Thomas0.60
  6. Thijs Paul0.55

Sibling names for Thijs

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mileysister · 0.71
  2. Janiyahsister · 0.69
  3. Estrellasister · 0.67
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.66
  5. Koenbrother · 0.65
  6. Campbelleither · 0.65

Where Thijs is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Thijs Evans0.73
    2. Thijs Edwards0.73
    3. Thijs Anderson0.73
    4. Thijs Allen0.73
    5. Thijs Adams0.73
    6. Thijs Walker0.69

    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 Thijs

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.