How Many People Are Named Thorin?
An estimated 2,140 people in the United States have the first name Thorin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Thorin peaked in popularity in 2023 with 166 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thorin 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 Thorin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Thorin is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,140
About 1 in 160,166 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
166 births
Total Registered
2,166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thorin
Thorin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,166 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thorin as a male name
Ranked #1,361 in 2024
139 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (166 births)
Thorin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thorin span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 964 babies were registered. While Thorin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thorin by Decade
How has Thorin 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.
Thorin by State
Birth registrations for Thorin span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Carolina, Nebraska. On average, about 29 Thorins were registered per state.
Thorin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thorin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thorin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thorin?
We estimate approximately 2,140 people named Thorin 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 160,166 Americans share this first name.
Is Thorin a common name?
Thorin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thorin most popular?
Thorin reached peak popularity in 2023, when 166 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thorin is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thorin a male name?
Thorin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thorin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thorin Smith, Thorin Johnson, Thorin 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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