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 #2792

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Name B

Thornton

Boy name · Rank #10943

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Metric Thor Thornton
Current Rank #2792 #10943
Total Births (all years) 4,857 3,132
Peak Year 2015 1921
Peak Year Births 118 75
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Thor Thornton
1880s - 127
1890s - 92
1900s 5 105
1910s 86 438
1920s 117 551
1930s 91 352
1940s 137 370
1950s 208 309
1960s 568 207
1970s 538 136
1980s 469 101
1990s 498 133
2000s 699 87
2010s 1,026 89
2020s 415 35

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 81 -
2023 71 5
2024 46 6
2025 44 10

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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