Unisex name · since 1916
Tharon
Tharon has 483 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 483
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
483 boys have been named Tharon since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tharon has been recorded 483 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2019.
- #8,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 483 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tharon ranks #8,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 483 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 483
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tharon's 483 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tharon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tharon splits its recorded history at 1978: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tharon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2019
- Peak year (1963)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Tharon popularity over time - girls
167 total births recorded since 1919 (Tharon as girls' name)
Tharon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (107 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Tharon's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Tharon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
107 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 107 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tharon's data
- Tharon's decade-level peak was the 1960s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tharon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1916–2019 (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 Tharon 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.