The baby name Tadas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtɑdɑs/ (TAH-dahs).
Tadas is Lithuanian in Origin.
The baby name Tadas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtɑdɑs/ (TAH-dahs).
Tadas is Lithuanian in Origin.
Tadas is a Lithuanian masculine name, the local form of Thaddeus, stemming from Aramaic Thaddai, often interpreted as “breast/heart” and by extension “courageous-hearted.” Its spread in Europe owes to the New Testament apostle Jude Thaddaeus, and the name entered Lithuanian on Catholic currents during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In Lithuania it reads as solid, traditional, and distinctly local while remaining recognizably pan‑European.
Related forms include Thaddeus (English), Thaddäus (German), Tadeusz (Polish), Tadeáš (Czech/Slovak), Tadej (Slovene/Serbian), Tadeo (Spanish), Taddeo (Italian), and Tadeu (Portuguese); English nickname Tad is sometimes used. The name has steady historical usage, kept visible by figures such as the folk hero Tadas Blinda and zoologist Tadas Ivanauskas, and it occasionally aligns with the feast of St. Jude Thaddaeus (28 October) in name‑day calendars. Variants within Lithuanian are rare, though affectionate forms like Tadukas occur.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2011 | #1 | — | 779 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #10 | 826 | 2,166 |
| LT | 0 | #20 | 88 | 949 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2006 | #142 | 4 | 488 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #196 | 5 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #316 | 10 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #919 | 12 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 |
Tadas is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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