Thorne
Masculine
Thorne entered the US charts in 1920, peaked at #2798 in 1956, ranks #8910 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Thorne?
Thorne first appears in US birth records in 1920 — 105 years ago. The typical Thorne alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 400 people named Thorne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Thorne most popular?
Thorne peaked in 1956, reaching #2798 nationally. Today it ranks #8910, 6,112 places below that high. See the whole 1956 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1920
- Most boys named
- 200121 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2798reached in 1956
- Change vs 2024
- −11.1%8 in 2025, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Thornes among us
people named Thorne are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 213,510 born in 2025 was named Thorne
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Zaven test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Thorne's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Zaven climbed just as high around 1922, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Zaven's path sketches the road Thorne is walking now.
Thorne sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Thorne beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Thorne in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Thornes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Thorne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Thorne in 2025?
- Thorne ranks #8910 among US boy names in 2025, with 8 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Thorne?
- About 1 in every 213,510 US boys born in 2025 was named Thorne — 8 in all.
- Will my child share the name Thorne with classmates?
- Thorne will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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