Male name
Thierry
601 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2004. Expression number: 4.
Origin
From the Germanic Theoderic, derived from *Þeudarīks ("king of the nation"). "Thierry" evokes the Germans, whose warriors claimed supreme power over other nations. This first name was very widespread from the 5th-6th centuries onward, most often in the primitive form "Théodoric," which was preserved for a long time east of the Rhine and gave rise to the German first name "Dietrich" and its variants "Derek" and "Derrik." The French version "Thierry" established itself fairly quickly in Clovis's Frankish kingdom and in its dependencies or conquests. It remained in use among the aristocracy until the 14th century, but then disappeared, only to reappear in the 19th century, in the era of the Romantics. It nevertheless remained fairly little used until, starting in the 1940s, it experienced an impressive wave of favor that kept it on the list of top male first names for more than ten years, from 1959 to 1971. It occupied first place for two years, at the time when the television series Thierry la Fronde was captivating the whole of France.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Thierry”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2004: 51 births. 601 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2002. It is still given: 82 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 289,535 | 1900–2025 | 1st in 1965 |
| Switzerland | 6,808* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 2,084 | 1980–2025 | 82nd in 2003 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
2 + 8 + 9 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 49 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
9 + 5 + 7 = 21 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
2 + 8 + 9 + 9 = 28 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 4, 6
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.