Thornton

Given to 3,132 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −16% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#7679
recorded as boys
Up 3,259 since 2024
Babies in 2025
10
boys 10
Peak year
1899
17 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
3,132
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Thornton was most popular in 1899, when 17 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.16 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Thornton, ranking #7679 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Thornton was most popular in 1899, when 17 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.16 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Thornton, ranking #7679 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000Peak 1899

Thornton was most popular in 1899, when 17 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.16 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Thornton, ranking #7679 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 10 7679
2024 <5 — 6 10938
2023 <5 — 5 12239
2022 <5 — <5 —
2021 <5 — 6 10799
2020 <5 — 8 8739
2019 <5 — 8 8889
2018 <5 — 11 7136
2017 <5 — 13 6338
2016 <5 — 10 7605
2015 <5 — 9 8040
2014 <5 — 11 7048
2013 <5 — 10 7537
2012 <5 — 8 8864
2011 <5 — 9 8079
2010 <5 — <5 —
2009 <5 — 12 6802
2008 <5 — 7 9871
2007 <5 — <5 —
2006 <5 — 12 6460
2005 <5 — 9 7640
2004 <5 — 10 6976
2003 <5 — 11 6258
2002 <5 — 6 9392
2001 <5 — 8 7536
2000 <5 — 12 5588
1999 <5 — 10 6042
1998 <5 — 14 4650
1997 <5 — 14 4451
1996 <5 — 16 4022
1995 <5 — 14 4280
1994 <5 — 12 4803
1993 <5 — 14 4227
1992 <5 — 16 3748
1991 <5 — 7 6519
1990 <5 — 16 3607
1989 <5 — 12 4271
1988 <5 — 9 4786
1987 <5 — 16 3072
1986 <5 — 9 4457
1985 <5 — 8 4698
1984 <5 — 9 4215
1983 <5 — 11 3630
1982 <5 — <5 —
1981 <5 — 9 4153
1980 <5 — 18 2617
1979 <5 — 12 3357
1978 <5 — 9 3857
1977 <5 — 11 3386
1976 <5 — 13 2946
1975 <5 — 20 2205
1974 <5 — 14 2674
1973 <5 — 17 2311
1972 <5 — 13 2659
1971 <5 — 15 2464
1970 <5 — 12 2739
1969 <5 — 26 1605
1968 <5 — 18 1894
1967 <5 — 20 1758
1966 <5 — 19 1757
1965 <5 — 11 2476
1964 <5 — 28 1487
1963 <5 — 18 1902
1962 <5 — 28 1479
1961 <5 — 22 1731
1960 <5 — 17 1973
1959 <5 — 22 1709
1958 <5 — 24 1593
1957 <5 — 30 1436
1956 <5 — 30 1418
1955 <5 — 22 1646
1954 <5 — 31 1361
1953 <5 — 38 1214
1952 <5 — 36 1227
1951 <5 — 37 1195
1950 <5 — 39 1139
1949 <5 — 32 1275
1948 <5 — 35 1217
1947 <5 — 44 1093
1946 <5 — 37 1145
1945 <5 — 33 1139
1944 <5 — 33 1152
1943 <5 — 46 986
1942 <5 — 44 1007
1941 <5 — 32 1169
1940 <5 — 34 1135
1939 <5 — 37 1052
1938 <5 — 37 1062
1937 <5 — 33 1148
1936 <5 — 27 1271
1935 <5 — 37 1057
1934 <5 — 27 1293
1933 <5 — 27 1281
1932 <5 — 46 963
1931 <5 — 34 1170
1930 <5 — 47 990
1929 <5 — 29 1312
1928 <5 — 50 963
1927 <5 — 41 1112
1926 <5 — 46 1018
1925 <5 — 50 956
1924 <5 — 67 823
1923 <5 — 54 930
1922 <5 — 71 794
1921 <5 — 75 772
1920 <5 — 68 812
1919 <5 — 55 898
1918 <5 — 51 933
1917 <5 — 54 864
1916 <5 — 58 810
1915 <5 — 64 750
1914 <5 — 43 802
1913 <5 — 43 696
1912 <5 — 31 783
1911 <5 — 19 732
1910 <5 — 20 654
1909 <5 — 15 714
1908 <5 — 11 825
1907 <5 — 7 1094
1906 <5 — 17 568
1905 <5 — 7 1002
1904 <5 — 10 760
1903 <5 — 10 734
1902 <5 — 8 862
1901 <5 — 9 727
1900 <5 — 11 785
1899 <5 — 17 457
1898 <5 — 9 744
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — 8 826
1895 <5 — 12 609
1894 <5 — 11 631
1893 <5 — 12 572
1892 <5 — 11 641
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — 6 884
1889 <5 — 17 446
1888 <5 — 19 430
1887 <5 — 10 583
1886 <5 — 17 431
1885 <5 — 5 936
1884 <5 — 7 764
1883 <5 — 13 497
1882 <5 — 17 437
1881 <5 — 10 563
1880 <5 — 12 526