Thorwald vs Thor

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

Name A

Thorwald

Boy name

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Name B

Thor

Boy name · Rank #2783

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Metric Thorwald Thor
Current Rank Unranked #2783
Total Births (all years) 54 4,810
Peak Year 1923 2015
Peak Year Births 10 118
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Thorwald Thor
1890ss 8 —
1900ss — 5
1910ss 15 86
1920ss 31 117
1930ss — 91
1940ss — 137
1950ss — 208
1960ss — 567
1970ss — 537
1980ss — 469
1990ss — 498
2000ss — 699
2010ss — 1,026
2020ss — 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thorwald Thor
2014 — 115
2015 — 118
2016 — 90
2017 — 99
2018 — 106
2019 — 95
2020 — 86
2021 — 87
2022 — 80
2023 — 71
2024 — 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, 1893–1928.

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