Boys' name · since 1916
Thane
2,604 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.
- #2,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,604
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Thane is the #3390 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,604 recorded since 1916.
Thane has 2,604 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3390 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #2,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,390 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,604 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thane ranks #2,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,390 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,604 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,604
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thane's 2,604 recorded births place it above 93.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Thane compares
2,604 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thane's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,604 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thane's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Thane by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (490 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Thane's strongest decade.
490 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Thane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 62
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 171
1950s
171 births
- 1960s
1960s
369 births
- 1970s
1970s
241 births
- 1980s
1980s
218 births
- 1990s
1990s
301 births
- 2000s
2000s
417 births
- 2010s
2010s
490 births
- 2020s
2020s
238 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 490 births (19% of all-time use).
How Thane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Thane's total volume
Thane by state
Where Thane concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| 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% |
42 of 2,604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Thane appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Thane's data
- Thane's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (490 total births) through the 2020s (238) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Thanes (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Thane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
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, 1916–2025 (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 Thane 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.