Boys' name · since 1947

Thierry

855 babies named Thierry in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,679 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,072 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
855
born since 1947
2010s
peak decade

Thierry currently ranks #5072 among boys' names in America, with 855 babies recorded since 1947.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thierry has been recorded 855 times among boys since 1947, currently ranked #5072 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.

  • #5,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,072 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 855 born since 1947
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thierry ranks #5,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 855 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,679 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,072 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
855
born since 1947
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.5%
Thierry vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Thierry's 855 recorded births place it above 87.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Thierry compares

855 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Thierry's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Thierry Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 855 369 358,536
Peak-year births 40 34 22,252

Thierry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Thierry splits its recorded history at 1993: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Thierry popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
40
Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
01020304050 194719641975198619942003201120192025 19

Thierry popularity over time - girls

32 total births recorded since 2006 (Thierry as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 32 births
4.555.566.5 200620102011201220162022 6

Thierry by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 24% of the file).

2010s was Thierry's strongest decade.

204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Thierry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Thierry 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 Thierry's total volume

Thierry vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -16, 12.5%-24, 8.8%-71, 5.6%-40, 5%-38, 5.4%-52, 6.4%-50, 5.1%-37, 6.5%-116, 2.7%-131, 4.1%-30, 7.1%-35, 6.8%-62, 3.2%-56, 3.3%-54, 4%Thierry-79, 4.7%Thierry
Thierry vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Thierry by state

Where Thierry concentrates geographically, total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Thierry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
47 5.5%
#2 Florida
32 3.7%
#3 California
21 2.5%
#4 Texas
9 1.1%
New York share of Thierry's total US births 5.5%
Even split

47 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thierry?
Since 1947, Social Security records show 855 babies named Thierry. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,679 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,072 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 40 births.
Where does Thierry sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thierry ranks #5,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Thierry most popular?
Thierry was most popular in the 2010s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Thierry most popular?
The top states for the name Thierry are New York (47 births), Florida (32 births), California (21 births).
How long has the name Thierry been used?
Thierry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 79 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Thierry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thiago, Thien, Thimothy, Thierno, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Thierry's data

  • Thierry's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Thierrys (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Thierry

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Thierry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1947–2025 (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 Thierry 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.