How Many People Are Named Thyra?
An estimated 502 people in the United States have the first name Thyra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Thyra peaked in popularity in 1918 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thyra 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 Thyra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
502
About 1 in 682,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1918
30 births
Total Registered
1,312
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thyra
Thyra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,312 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Thyra as a female name
Ranked #8,358 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (30 births)
Thyra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thyra span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 206 babies were registered. Thyra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thyra by Decade
How has Thyra 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.
Thyra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thyra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thyra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thyra?
We estimate approximately 502 people named Thyra 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 682,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Thyra a common name?
Thyra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,312 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thyra most popular?
Thyra reached peak popularity in 1918, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thyra is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thyra a female name?
Thyra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thyra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thyra Smith, Thyra Johnson, Thyra 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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