US rank #6483 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,442 births

Thayne — #6483 US boys' name

1,442 babies named Thayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s721930s551940s591950s901960s1641970s1221980s1331990s1822000s2392010s2292020s61
#6483
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Thayne was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

30 babies were named Thayne in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,442 babies named Thayne between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thayne currently holds the #6483 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thayne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Thayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Idaho and Nebraska. In total, SSA state-level files list Thayne in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thayne 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 1,442 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.

Thayne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,442

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2016

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,483

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
30
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
010203040 202420111998198519721959194619291915 7

Thayne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
239 births that decade — 17% of Thayne's all-time total
1910s361920s721930s551940s591950s901960s1641970s1221980s1331990s1822000s2392010s2292020s61

Thayne by state

Where Thayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Thayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
122 8.5%
#2 Idaho
5 0.3%
#3 Nebraska
5 0.3%
#4 Ohio
5 0.3%
Utah share of Thayne's total US births 8.5%
Even split

122 of 1,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thayne?
1,442 babies have been named Thayne since 1915. It currently ranks #6483 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 30 births.
When was Thayne most popular?
Thayne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Thayne most popular?
The top states for the name Thayne are Utah (122 births), Idaho (5 births), Nebraska (5 births).
How long has the name Thayne been used?
Thayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thayne?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.