Thi

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How to Pronounce Thi

Pronounced TEE /ˈtiː/Low

Meaning: Thi is a Vietnamese name best known as the traditional female middle name that has marked girls in Vietnamese naming for generations; used on its own in American records, it stands as a short, gentle given name from that tradition. It is said with a soft t, close to TEE.Low

In 30 seconds: Thi is a Vietnamese name, most familiar as a common female middle name. It reached a small number of United States girls and is said TEE, with a soft t.

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Origin LowVietnamese

MeaningThi is a Vietnamese name best known as the traditional female middle name that has marked girls in Vietnamese naming for generations; used on its own in American records, it stands as a short, gentle given name from that tradition. It is said with a soft t, close to TEE.

U.S. rank (2018)#15513 ↗ Rising

2018 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1982

Total births (all-time)≈ 408

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Thi entered American records in the mid nineteen-seventies, in the years of Vietnamese resettlement in the United States, and reached its quiet high around 1982.

It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak, though its use stretched across four decades. A girl named Thi then would be in her forties today. The name is short and soft, and reflects the Vietnamese American families who carried it here.

Did you know? In Vietnamese naming, this middle name has long signaled that a child is a girl, sitting between the family name and the personal name; carried to America, it sometimes appears on its own.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Thi — Vietnamese, common female middle name; handled as a real name, TTS-safe respelling

Variations

ThyThi

Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Thi mean?

It is a Vietnamese name, most familiar as a common female middle name.

How do you pronounce Thi?

It is said TEE /ˈtiː/, with a soft t.

Is Thi a boy or girl name?

Thi is recorded as a girl's name, matching its Vietnamese use.

How popular is Thi?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its height in the early nineteen-eighties.