Thyra
Thyra was the 11838th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 771st; the most babies were born in 1918 (30). More babies were named Thyra in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,838 girls, down 2,350 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191830 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,320babies recorded
Thyra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,838 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,488 | 11 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,188 | 9 |
| 1980 | #9,023 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,895 | 19 |
| 1950 | #2,331 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,892 | 19 |
| 1930 | #2,097 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,623 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,331 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thyra, counting every spelling?
Thyra has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thyra?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thyra (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Thyra 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thyra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thyra?
About 600 people born in the US named Thyra are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 42 and 76. That makes Thyra a name most people associate with older generations.
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 Thyra
How popular is the name Thyra?
Thyra was the 11838th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 771st; the most babies were born in 1918 (30). More babies were named Thyra in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Thyra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Thyra in the US.