Girls' name · since 1896
Thyra
Thyra has 1,320 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,971 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,320
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Thyra is the #10971 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,320 recorded since 1896.
Thyra has 1,320 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10971 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #6,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,971 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,320 born since 1896
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thyra ranks #6,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,971 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,320 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,971 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,320
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Thyra's 1,320 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Thyra compares
1,320 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Thyra's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Thyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thyra's full recorded timeline at 1949, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Thyra by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (206 births, 16% of the file).
1910s was Thyra's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Thyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s
1900s
128 births
- 1910s
1910s
206 births
- 1920s
1920s
190 births
- 1930s
1930s
130 births
- 1940s
1940s
172 births
- 1950s
1950s
139 births
- 1960s
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 206 births (16% of all-time use).
How Thyra 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 Thyra's total volume
Thyra by state
Where Thyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
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What to do with Thyra's data
- Thyra's decade-level peak was the 1910s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Thyras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Thyra 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.