Boys' name · since 1997
Thorsen
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Thorsen, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Thorsen is the #9280 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 63 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thorsen has been recorded 63 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #9280 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #20,600 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,280 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 63 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thorsen ranks #20,600 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 63 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Thorsen's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Thorsen compares
63 19th percentile among 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
Thorsen's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thorsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thorsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thorsen splits its recorded history at 2018: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thorsen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Thorsen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Thorsen's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Thorsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thorsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Thorsen 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.