Gender
Origin
- French
- French given name from an older Germanic name meaning powerful: ruler of the people.
- Greek
- Thetis is the mother of Achilles in Greek mythology. She held her son by the heel and dipped him into the river Styx in an attempt to make him immortal. Because his heel did not touch water, it was his one vulnerable spot.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Thierry
Pronunciation
thi(er)-ry
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #2918, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5045, 19 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #13584, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | 6 |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | – |
| 2018 | 14 | – |
| 2017 | 21 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #510, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1895, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #4152, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | – |
| 2024 | 16 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | – |
| 2017 | 19 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #2, 25,517 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1936 (rank #652, 7 births); most recent 1946 (rank #1017, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | – |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 18 | – |
| 2015 | 27 | – |
| 2014 | 18 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #451, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence