Boys' name · since 1982
Thaer
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Thaer, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
61 boys have been named Thaer since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Thaer has 61 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2013.
- #20,819 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thaer ranks #20,819 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Thaer's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thaer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thaer splits its recorded history at 1991: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thaer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2013
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Thaer by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Thaer's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Thaer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thaer's data
- Thaer's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thaer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thaer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.