Thor vs Thomas

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

Name A

Thor

Boy name · Rank #2792

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Name B

Thomas

Boy name · Rank #39

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Metric Thor Thomas
Current Rank #2792 #39
Total Births (all years) 4,857 2,358,576
Peak Year 2015 1952
Peak Year Births 118 48,647
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Thor Thomas
1880s - 23,750
1890s - 21,115
1900s 5 21,783
1910s 86 91,619
1920s 117 161,107
1930s 91 183,878
1940s 137 350,775
1950s 208 454,385
1960s 568 327,055
1970s 538 186,739
1980s 469 177,817
1990s 498 146,638
2000s 699 102,106
2010s 1,026 70,027
2020s 415 39,782

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thor Thomas
2014 115 7,043
2015 118 7,204
2016 90 7,367
2017 99 7,187
2018 106 6,840
2019 95 6,667
2020 86 6,452
2021 87 6,680
2022 81 6,512
2023 71 6,625
2024 46 6,596
2025 44 6,917

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, 1904–2025.

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