Thorn vs Thor

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

Name A

Thorn

Boy name · Rank #12556

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Name B

Thor

Boy name · Rank #2783

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Metric Thorn Thor
Current Rank #12556 #2783
Total Births (all years) 302 4,810
Peak Year 1988 2015
Peak Year Births 16 118
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1958 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Thorn Thor
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 86
1920ss — 117
1930ss — 91
1940ss — 137
1950ss 5 208
1960ss 5 567
1970ss — 537
1980ss 39 469
1990ss 98 498
2000ss 62 699
2010ss 60 1,026
2020ss 33 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thorn Thor
2014 6 115
2015 7 118
2016 9 90
2017 7 99
2018 8 106
2019 8 95
2020 8 86
2021 7 87
2022 5 80
2023 8 71
2024 5 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, 1958–2024.

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