Thor vs Thornton

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

Name A

Thor

Boy name · Rank #2783

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Name B

Thornton

Boy name · Rank #10894

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Metric Thor Thornton
Current Rank #2783 #10894
Total Births (all years) 4,810 3,122
Peak Year 2015 1921
Peak Year Births 118 75
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Thor Thornton
1880ss — 127
1890ss — 92
1900ss 5 105
1910ss 86 438
1920ss 117 551
1930ss 91 352
1940ss 137 370
1950ss 208 309
1960ss 567 207
1970ss 537 136
1980ss 469 101
1990ss 498 133
2000ss 699 87
2010ss 1,026 89
2020ss 370 25

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thor Thornton
2014 115 11
2015 118 9
2016 90 10
2017 99 13
2018 106 11
2019 95 8
2020 86 8
2021 87 6
2022 80 —
2023 71 5
2024 46 6

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, 1904–2024.

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