Boys' name · since 1920
Thorne
Thorne has 465 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,240 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,001 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
465 babies have been named Thorne since 1920, making it today's #9001 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Thorne recorded 465 times among boys since 1920, holding rank #9001 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #8,240 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,001 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 465 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thorne ranks #8,240 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,001 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 465 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,240 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,001 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Thorne's 465 recorded births place it above 81.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Thorne compares
465 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Thorne's all-time total is 26% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thorne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 465 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thorne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thorne's full recorded timeline at 2000, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thorne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Thorne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (119 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Thorne's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Thorne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 119 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Thorne's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thorne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Thorne 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.