Thorton vs Thor

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

Name A

Thorton

Boy name

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Name B

Thor

Boy name · Rank #2792

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Metric Thorton Thor
Current Rank Unranked #2792
Total Births (all years) 48 4,857
Peak Year 1928 2015
Peak Year Births 7 118
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Thorton Thor
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 86
1920ss 22 117
1930ss — 91
1940ss 5 137
1950ss — 208
1960ss — 568
1970ss — 538
1980ss 5 469
1990ss 5 498
2000ss — 699
2010ss 11 1,026
2020ss — 415

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thorton Thor
2014 — 115
2015 — 118
2016 — 90
2017 — 99
2018 — 106
2019 6 95
2020 — 86
2021 — 87
2022 — 81
2023 — 71
2024 — 46
2025 — 44

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, 1920–2019.

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