How Many People Are Named Thor?
An estimated 4,249 people in the United States have the first name Thor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Thor peaked in popularity in 2015 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,249
About 1 in 80,667 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2015
118 births
Total Registered
4,810
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thor
Thor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,810 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thor as a male name
Ranked #2,820 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (118 births)
Thor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thor span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,026 babies were registered. While Thor is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thor by Decade
How has Thor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thor by State
Birth registrations for Thor span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Washington. The lowest are in Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina. On average, about 63 Thors were registered per state.
Thor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thor
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thor?
We estimate approximately 4,249 people named Thor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 80,667 Americans share this first name.
Is Thor a common name?
Thor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,810 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thor most popular?
Thor reached peak popularity in 2015, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thor is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thor a male name?
Thor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thor Smith, Thor Johnson, Thor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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