Thant
Origin
Burmese
Syllables
1
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
pure, clean (သန့်); the name of U Thant, UN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971. The U was never part of his name: U, Daw, Ko and Ma are honorifics (roughly Mr., Ms., elder brother, young woman), so in the US the bare given name stands alone
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2010s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Thant peaked in the 2010s.
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