Thora
Thora was the 6093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 626th; the most babies were born in 1916 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 77 places. More babies were named Thora in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,093 girls, down 2,699 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191672 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,424babies recorded
Thora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,093 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,394 | 46 |
| 2010 | #11,187 | 10 |
| 2000 | #13,045 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #7,006 | 7 |
| 1960 | #5,654 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,645 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,717 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,565 | 26 |
| 1920 | #988 | 56 |
| 1910 | #703 | 37 |
| 1900 | #778 | 23 |
| 1890 | #725 | 15 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thora, counting every spelling?
Thora has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thora?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thora (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Thora 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thora?
About 800 people born in the US named Thora are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 66. That makes Thora 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.
Thora by state
How common Thora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Thora
How popular is the name Thora?
Thora was the 6093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 626th; the most babies were born in 1916 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 77 places. More babies were named Thora in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Thora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Thora in the US.
Where is Thora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thora was most common in Minnesota (0.05 per 1,000 girls).