Boys' name · since 1915
Thaine
Thaine has 182 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 182
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Thaine is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 182 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Thaine recorded 182 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #13,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 182 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thaine ranks #13,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 182
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Thaine's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Thaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thaine splits its recorded history at 1987: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1916)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Thaine by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (63 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Thaine's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Thaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 63 births (35% of all-time use).
Thaine by state
Where Thaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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- Thaine's decade-level peak was the 1910s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Thaines (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Thaine 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.