Given name
Thiago
“a courageous man”
In Portuguese use, Thiago has an alternative spelling in Tiago. One Spanish interpretation is “a courageous man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Portuguese use, Thiago has an alternative spelling in Tiago. One Spanish interpretation is “a courageous man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Portuguese use, Thiago has an alternative spelling in Tiago. An origin associated with Tiago is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thiago through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35,233
- 35,200 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 5,840 babies
- 2025
- 5,840
- #50 for boys · #17,049 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +128%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5,835 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 50 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 127.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (887). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,663 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thiago’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Thiago has an alternative spelling in Tiago.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Thiago
- Thiago SilvaBrazilian association football playerborn 1984
- Thiago AlcântaraSpanish association football playerborn 1991
- Thiago MottaItalian-Brazilian association football player and managerborn 1982
- Thiago NevesBrazilian professional football manager and former playerborn 1985
- Thiago AlmadaArgentine footballerborn 2001
- Thiago CionekPolish association football player (born 1986)
- Thiago BrazBrazilian pole vaulterborn 1993
- Thiago QuirinoBrazilian association football playerborn 1985
- Thiago MendesBrazilian footballerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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