Boys' name · since 1965
Thatcher
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 4,955 babies named Thatcher, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,955
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,955 babies have been named Thatcher since 1965, making it today's #1109 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Thatcher recorded 4,955 times among boys since 1965, holding rank #1109 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #1,785 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,109 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,955 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thatcher ranks #1,785 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,109 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,955 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,955
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thatcher's 4,955 recorded births place it above 96.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Thatcher compares
4,955 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Thatcher's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thatcher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,955 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 297 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thatcher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thatcher's full recorded timeline at 1997, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 297 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thatcher popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 297
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Thatcher popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2016 (Thatcher as girls' name)
Thatcher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,300 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Thatcher's strongest decade.
2,300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Thatcher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 185
1990s
185 births
- 2000s 853
2000s
853 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,300 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,431 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,300 births (46% of all-time use).
How Thatcher 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 Thatcher's total volume
Thatcher by state
Where Thatcher concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 312 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 237 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 181 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 161 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Utah | | 160 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 155 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 143 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 142 | 2.9% |
312 of 4,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Thatcher appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Thatcher's data
- Thatcher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,300 total births) through the 2020s (1,431) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Thatchers (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Thatcher
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thatcher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Thatcher 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.