Given name & surname
Thibault
“of the courageous and bold people”
Thibault is a variant of Theobald. One German interpretation is “of the courageous and bold people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thibault is a variant of Theobald. One German interpretation is “of the courageous and bold people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Thibault is a variant of Theobald. Theobald has been associated with Germanic and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thibault through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 281 as a first name in 2020; 5,532 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thibault’s family of names
In French usage, Thibault as a surname has a diminutive in THIBODEAU. In French usage, Thibault has a later derivative in TEBEAU. In French usage, Thibault has a related form in Thibaut.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Thibault has relatives in 10 languages.
13 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Thibault
- Thibault DamourFrench theoretical physicist (born 1951)
- Thibault ColardFrench rowerborn 1992
- Thibault MoulinFrench footballerborn 1990
- Thibault Giressefootballerborn 1981
- Thibault de MontalembertFrench actorborn 1962
- Thibaud ChapelleFrench rowerborn 1977
- Thibault De Smetassociation football playerborn 1998
- Thibault GuernalecFrench racing cyclistborn 1997
- Thibault Vlietinckassociation football playerborn 1997
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