Thor

Boy name

Thor has been given to 4,857 babies in the U.S. since 1904. It peaked in 2015.

Meaning & origin /θɔː/

Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,857

Peak year

2015 (118 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1904

10-year trend

▼ -63%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Thor.

4,849 babies since 1983

4,841 babies since 2001

4,883 babies since 1996

4,821 babies since 1990

4,799 babies since 1880

4,785 babies since 1988

4,766 babies since 1973

4,967 babies since 1965

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