Thoreau — boys' name

What the Data Says About Thoreau

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Thoreau between 2013 and 2021, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thoreau currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thoreau performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thoreau shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thoreau 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 32 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.