How Many People Are Named Thora?
An estimated 763 people in the United States have the first name Thora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Thora peaked in popularity in 1916 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thora 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 Thora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
763
About 1 in 449,219 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1916
72 births
Total Registered
2,404
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thora
Thora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,404 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Thora as a female name
Ranked #4,995 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (72 births)
Thora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 519 babies were registered. While Thora is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thora by Decade
How has Thora 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.
Thora by State
Birth registrations for Thora span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Minnesota, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, North Dakota, New York. On average, about 27 Thoras were registered per state.
Thora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thora
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Thora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thora?
We estimate approximately 763 people named Thora 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 449,219 Americans share this first name.
Is Thora a common name?
Thora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,404 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thora most popular?
Thora reached peak popularity in 1916, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thora is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thora a female name?
Thora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thora Smith, Thora Johnson, Thora 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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