US rank #10978 Boys' name Peak 1916 182 births

Thaine — #10978 US boys' name

182 babies named Thaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s631920s401960s51980s61990s212000s312010s52020s11
#10978
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Thaine was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

21 babies were named Thaine in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Thaine between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thaine currently holds the #10978 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thaine performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Thaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Nebraska. In total, SSA state-level files list Thaine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thaine 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 182 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.

Thaine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

182

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1916

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#10,978

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
21
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 2024200719991987192619191915 9

Thaine by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
63 births that decade — 35% of Thaine's all-time total
1910s631920s401960s51980s61990s212000s312010s52020s11

Thaine by state

Where Thaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Thaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
15 8.2%
#2 Nebraska
11 6.0%
Kansas share of Thaine's total US births 8.2%
Even split

15 of 182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thaine?
182 babies have been named Thaine since 1915. It currently ranks #10978 among boys. The peak year was 1916 with 21 births.
When was Thaine most popular?
Thaine was most popular in the 1910s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Thaine most popular?
The top states for the name Thaine are Kansas (15 births), Nebraska (11 births).
How long has the name Thaine been used?
Thaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thaine?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.