Thorn — #12556 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Thorn

The Social Security Administration has registered 302 babies named Thorn between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thorn currently holds the #12556 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thorn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Thorn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thorn 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 302 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.