How Many People Are Named Thorne?
An estimated 427 people in the United States have the first name Thorne. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Thorne peaked in popularity in 2001 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thorne 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 Thorne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
427
About 1 in 802,703 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
21 births
Total Registered
457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thorne
Thorne is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 457 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thorne as a male name
Ranked #8,879 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (21 births)
Thorne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thorne span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 119 babies were registered. While Thorne is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thorne by Decade
How has Thorne 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.
Thorne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thorne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thorne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thorne?
We estimate approximately 427 people named Thorne 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 802,703 Americans share this first name.
Is Thorne a common name?
Thorne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thorne most popular?
Thorne reached peak popularity in 2001, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thorne is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thorne a male name?
Thorne is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thorne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thorne Smith, Thorne Johnson, Thorne 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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