How Many People Are Named Thunder?
An estimated 534 people in the United States have the first name Thunder. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Thunder peaked in popularity in 2018 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thunder 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 Thunder paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
534
About 1 in 641,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2018
30 births
Total Registered
542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thunder
Thunder is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 542 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thunder as a male name
Ranked #7,185 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (30 births)
Thunder: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thunder span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 162 babies were registered. While Thunder is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thunder by Decade
How has Thunder 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.
Thunder by State
Thunder + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thunder as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thunder
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thunder: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thunder?
We estimate approximately 534 people named Thunder 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 641,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Thunder a common name?
Thunder is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thunder most popular?
Thunder reached peak popularity in 2018, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thunder is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thunder a male name?
Thunder is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thunder Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thunder Smith, Thunder Johnson, Thunder 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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