Thayer
Thayer was the 6106th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 1987th; the most babies were born in 2014 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,650 places. More babies were named Thayer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,106 boys, down 435 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201452 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,437babies recorded
Thayer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 79 since 1936.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,106 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,671 | 16 |
| 2010 | #5,227 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,763 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,158 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,820 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,053 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1930 | #3,263 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,941 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thayer, counting every spelling?
Thayer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thayer?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thayer (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thayer 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thayer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thayer?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Thayer are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 38. That makes Thayer mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Thayer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thayer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thayer
How popular is the name Thayer?
Thayer was the 6106th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 1987th; the most babies were born in 2014 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,650 places. More babies were named Thayer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Thayer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thayer in the US.