Thom vs Thor

Side-by-side comparison of Thom and Thor — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Thom

Boy name

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Name B

Thor

Boy name · Rank #2783

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Metric Thom Thor
Current Rank Unranked #2783
Total Births (all years) 845 4,810
Peak Year 1961 2015
Peak Year Births 33 118
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Thom Thor
1900ss — 5
1910ss 7 86
1920ss 6 117
1930ss 32 91
1940ss 178 137
1950ss 187 208
1960ss 195 567
1970ss 99 537
1980ss 93 469
1990ss 28 498
2000ss — 699
2010ss 15 1,026
2020ss 5 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thom Thor
2014 — 115
2015 — 118
2016 5 90
2017 — 99
2018 — 106
2019 5 95
2020 — 86
2021 5 87
2022 — 80
2023 — 71
2024 — 46

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2021.

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