Thor
Boy · THOR · Old Norse
Thor is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “thunder”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Thor mean?
Old Norse: from Thorr
“thunder”
The Norse god of thunder, whose name also gave English the word Thursday.
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Is Thor a girl's or a boy's name?
Thor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Thor, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Thor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Thor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Thor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Thor, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,766th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 118 boys. It first appears in the records in 1904.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Thor than any year since 1985.
Half of all the boys named Thor in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,077 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 87 | #1,799 |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,766 |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,678 |
| 2018 | 106 | #1,576 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,612 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 118 | #1,438 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,436 |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,535 |
| 2011 | 107 | #1,505 |
| 2010 | 98 | #1,599 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,872 |
| 2008 | 103 | #1,553 |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,928 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,840 |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,749 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,714 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,796 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,963 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,065 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,729 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 61 | #1,485 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,511 |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,532 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,520 |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,335 |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,418 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,421 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,489 |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,513 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,519 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,187 |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,270 |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,352 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,469 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,258 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,054 |
| 1972 | 64 | #1,007 |
| 1971 | 81 | #904 |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,005 |
| 1969 | 65 | #951 |
| 1968 | 67 | #877 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,071 |
| 1966 | 67 | #883 |
| 1965 | 59 | #957 |
| 1964 | 56 | #1,006 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,080 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,055 |
| 1961 | 64 | #957 |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,228 |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,500 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 27 | #1,510 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,338 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,664 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,753 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,732 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,809 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,946 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,191 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,011 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,347 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,051 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,397 |
| 1917 | 15 | #1,985 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,069 |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
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