Recorded 2007–2021 Boys' name Peak 2007 19 births

Thacher — boys' name

19 babies named Thacher in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s72020s5
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Thacher was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thacher in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thacher

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Thacher between 2007 and 2021, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thacher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thacher performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Thacher shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thacher in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thacher at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

19

Since 2007

15 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2007

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2021

Thacher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2007

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202120102007 7

Thacher by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 37% of Thacher's all-time total
2000s72010s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thacher?
19 babies have been named Thacher since 2007. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Thacher most popular?
Thacher was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Thacher been used?
Thacher has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 15 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Thacher?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.