Given name & surname
Thu
“born in autumn”·“born during the autumn”
Thu is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “born in autumn” (Vietnamese) and “born during the autumn” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “born in autumn” (Vietnamese) and “born during the autumn” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Vietnamese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thu through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 837
- 5 boys · 832 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 12 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,151 as a first name in 2020; 1,036 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.
Thu’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Thu
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Thu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Thi
“one who inspires poetry”
13% boys · 87% girls
Thuy
“one who is gentle and pure Thuye, Thuyy: Thuyye” · “one who is kind”
2% boys · 98% girls
Thuong
“one who is loved tenderly” · “one who loves tenderly”
16% boys · 84% girls
Thao
“one who is respectful of her parents” · “one who is courteous”
16% boys · 84% girls
Tuyet
“snow-white woman”
>99% girls
Thy
“a poet” · “one who is untamed”
>99% girls
Tuyen
“an angel” · “a heavenly messenger”
14% boys · 86% girls
Lieu
“of the willow tree”
>99% girls