Thatcher
Thatcher was the 1111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 194 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 798th; the most babies were born in 2021 (297). Over the last ten years it has moved down 210 places. More babies were named Thatcher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,111 boys, down 266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 194boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021297 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,967babies recorded
Thatcher popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,111 | 194 |
| 2020 | #845 | 271 |
| 2010 | #1,156 | 161 |
| 2000 | #3,525 | 24 |
| 1990 | #6,360 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,235 | 14 |
| 1970 | #4,683 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thatcher, counting every spelling?
Thatcher has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,047 for boys in 2025, against #1,111 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Thatcher?
194 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thatcher (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thatcher 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thatcher.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thatcher?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Thatcher are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Thatcher a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Thatcher by state
How common Thatcher was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (4.0×), Utah (3.5×), Missouri (3.1×), Iowa (2.3×), Tennessee (2.1×). In 22 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 Thatcher: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thatcher, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thatcher
How popular is the name Thatcher?
Thatcher was the 1111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 194 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 798th; the most babies were born in 2021 (297). Over the last ten years it has moved down 210 places. More babies were named Thatcher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Thatcher a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thatcher in the US.
Where is Thatcher most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thatcher was most common in Arkansas (0.54 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Missouri.