Recorded 1980–1992 Unisex name Peak 1985 46 births

Tho — boys' name

46 babies named Tho in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

46 boys have been named Tho since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

46
total births
1980–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Tho was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tho in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tho

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Tho between 1980 and 1992, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tho currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Tho is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1984.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tho performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tho shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tho 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 46 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.

Tho at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

46

Since 1980

13 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1980

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1992

Tho popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1980

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Tho popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1984 (Tho as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1984 6

Tho by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 70% of Tho's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tho?
46 babies have been named Tho since 1980. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Tho most popular?
Tho was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Tho a unisex name?
Yes, Tho is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 46 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Tho been used?
Tho has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 13 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Tho?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thor, Thornton, Thompson, 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, 1980–1992 (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.