Than — boys' name

What the Data Says About Than

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Than between 1956 and 2013, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Than currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Than performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Than shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Than 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 36 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.