Thien comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Sky, heaven.
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How popular is Thien?
1996peak year
Thien has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5759), with about 17 babies named Thien each year. In 1996, 42 babies received the name (ranked #2072). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,077.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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