Girls' name · since 1883
Thora
Thora has 2,424 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,424
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
2,424 babies have been named Thora since 1883, making it today's #5924 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Thora recorded 2,424 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #5924 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #4,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,924 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,424 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thora ranks #4,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,924 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,424 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,424
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Thora's 2,424 recorded births place it above 94.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Thora compares
2,424 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Thora's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,424 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Thora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thora's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Thora by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (519 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Thora's strongest decade.
519 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Thora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s 160
1890s
160 births
- 1900s 201
1900s
201 births
- 1910s
1910s
519 births
- 1920s
1920s
434 births
- 1930s 204
1930s
204 births
- 1940s 138
1940s
138 births
- 1950s 101
1950s
101 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
228 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 519 births (21% of all-time use).
How Thora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Thora's total volume
Thora by state
Where Thora concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 91 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 55 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 54 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Idaho | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #7 | California | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.5% |
91 of 2,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Thora appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Thora's data
- Thora's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (519 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Thoras (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Thora
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Thora 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.