US rank #2952 Boys' name Peak 2015 2,570 births

Thane — #2952 US boys' name

2,570 babies named Thane in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s491930s351940s621950s1711960s3691970s2411980s2181990s3012000s4172010s4902020s204
#2952
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Thane was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

58 babies were named Thane in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thane

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,570 babies named Thane between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thane currently holds the #2952 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thane performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 490 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Thane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Thane in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thane 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 2,570 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.

Thane at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,570

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2015

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,952

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
58
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Thane by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
490 births that decade — 19% of Thane's all-time total
1910s131920s491930s351940s621950s1711960s3691970s2411980s2181990s3012000s4172010s4902020s204

Thane by state

Where Thane concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Thane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 1.6%
#2 Ohio
15 0.6%
#3 Florida
12 0.5%
#4 New York
12 0.5%
#5 Texas
11 0.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
10 0.4%
#7 Virginia
6 0.2%
#8 Wisconsin
6 0.2%
California share of Thane's total US births 1.6%
Even split

42 of 2,570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Thane appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thane?
2,570 babies have been named Thane since 1916. It currently ranks #2952 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 58 births.
When was Thane most popular?
Thane was most popular in the 2010s decade with 490 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Thane most popular?
The top states for the name Thane are California (42 births), Ohio (15 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Thane been used?
Thane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thayne, 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, 1916–2024 (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.