Thornton
Thornton was the 8190th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 440th; the most babies were born in 1921 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 483 places. More babies were named Thornton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,190 boys, up 1,284 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192175 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,132babies recorded
Thornton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,190 | 10 |
| 2020 | #9,474 | 8 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #5,878 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,759 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,721 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,879 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,030 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,166 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,154 | 34 |
| 1930 | #1,005 | 47 |
| 1920 | #815 | 68 |
| 1910 | #674 | 20 |
| 1900 | #831 | 11 |
| 1890 | #987 | 6 |
| 1880 | #562 | 12 |
How popular is Thornton, counting every spelling?
Thornton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thornton?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thornton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thornton 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thornton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thornton?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Thornton are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 32 and 73. That makes Thornton a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
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Questions about the name Thornton
How popular is the name Thornton?
Thornton was the 8190th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 440th; the most babies were born in 1921 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 483 places. More babies were named Thornton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Thornton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thornton in the US.