Recorded 1916–2019 Unisex name Peak 1963 483 births

Tharon — boys' name

483 babies named Tharon in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s191930s151940s141950s181960s1071970s751980s731990s722000s622010s22
1960s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Tharon was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tharon in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tharon

The Social Security Administration has registered 483 babies named Tharon between 1916 and 2019, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tharon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Tharon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 167 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tharon performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tharon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tharon 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 483 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.

Tharon at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

483

Since 1916

104 years of records

Peak year

1963

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1916

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2019

Tharon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1916

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1963)
14
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
46810121416 201920041994198619751967195919261916 6

Tharon popularity over time — girls

167 total births recorded since 1919 (Tharon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 167 births
010203040 1952194719351929192519221919 6

Tharon by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
107 births that decade — 22% of Tharon's all-time total
1910s61920s191930s151940s141950s181960s1071970s751980s731990s722000s622010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tharon?
483 babies have been named Tharon since 1916. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1963 with 14 births.
When was Tharon most popular?
Tharon was most popular in the 1960s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Is Tharon a unisex name?
Yes, Tharon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 483 births, and as a girl's name it has 167 births.
How long has the name Tharon been used?
Tharon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 104 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Tharon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–2019 (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.