Thane
Thane was the 3440th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1162nd; the most babies were born in 2015 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,143 places. More babies were named Thane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,440 boys, down 561 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,604babies recorded
Thane popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,440 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,879 | 42 |
| 2010 | #3,007 | 39 |
| 2000 | #2,469 | 39 |
| 1990 | #2,621 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,361 | 22 |
| 1970 | #1,739 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,356 | 35 |
| 1950 | #3,001 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,428 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,470 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thane, counting every spelling?
Thane is the most common spelling of a name family that had 42 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 42 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thane | 34 | #3,440 | 196 |
| Thayne | 8 | #9,611 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Thane?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thane (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thane born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thane.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thane?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Thane are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 13 and 51. That makes Thane mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Thane by state
How common Thane was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Thane: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thane, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thane
How popular is the name Thane?
Thane was the 3440th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1162nd; the most babies were born in 2015 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,143 places. More babies were named Thane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Thane a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thane in the US.
Where is Thane most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thane was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Michigan.