Thorin
Thorin was the 1379th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1189th; the most babies were born in 2023 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved down 190 places. More babies were named Thorin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,379 boys, down 39 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 134boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023167 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,301babies recorded
Thorin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,379 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,340 | 134 |
| 2010 | #7,533 | 11 |
| 2000 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,959 | 11 |
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How popular is Thorin, counting every spelling?
Thorin is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,081 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,379 for Thorin on its own. Together these spellings went to 184 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorin | 134 | #1,379 | 726 |
| Thoren | 42 | #2,982 | 144 |
| Thoryn | 8 | #9,616 | 36 |
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 Thorin?
134 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thorin (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thorin 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 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thorin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thorin?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Thorin are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Thorin 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.
Thorin by state
How common Thorin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (3.9×), Washington (3.0×), Minnesota (2.9×), Indiana (1.9×), Tennessee (1.6×). In 25 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 Thorin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thorin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thorin
How popular is the name Thorin?
Thorin was the 1379th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1189th; the most babies were born in 2023 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved down 190 places. More babies were named Thorin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Thorin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thorin in the US.
Where is Thorin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thorin was most common in Oregon (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Montana and Washington.