Thora
Girl · Old Norse
Thora is a girls' name of Old Norse origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Thora mean?
Old Norse
A female given name from Old Norse occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
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Is Thora a girl's or a boy's name?
Thora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 20 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Thora, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Thora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Thora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Thora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,916among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Thora, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,338th. Its busiest year was 1916, with 72 girls. It first appears in the records in 1883.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Thora than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Thora in the US since 1880 were born between 1914 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4,274 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,881 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,338 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 15 | #3,047 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 17 | #2,594 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 19 | #2,278 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,596 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,624 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,899 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,665 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,882 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 16 | #2,038 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1937 | 15 | #2,101 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,741 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,658 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,548 |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,534 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,597 |
| 1928 | 40 | #1,209 |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1926 | 47 | #1,096 |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,296 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,188 |
| 1923 | 61 | #941 |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,207 |
| 1921 | 48 | #1,092 |
| 1920 | 56 | #980 |
| 1919 | 52 | #1,000 |
| 1918 | 60 | #921 |
| 1917 | 55 | #933 |
| 1916 | 72 | #802 |
| 1915 | 67 | #802 |
| 1914 | 49 | #843 |
| 1913 | 57 | #689 |
| 1912 | 43 | #763 |
| 1911 | 27 | #825 |
| 1910 | 37 | #698 |
| 1909 | 26 | #791 |
| 1908 | 21 | #849 |
| 1907 | 21 | #819 |
| 1906 | 27 | #707 |
| 1905 | 19 | #848 |
| 1904 | 16 | #910 |
| 1903 | 16 | #862 |
| 1902 | 18 | #818 |
| 1901 | 14 | #881 |
| 1900 | 23 | #760 |
| 1899 | 14 | #878 |
| 1898 | 19 | #768 |
| 1897 | 15 | #826 |
| 1896 | 13 | #903 |
| 1895 | 13 | #893 |
| 1894 | 23 | #609 |
| 1893 | 12 | #865 |
| 1892 | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | 16 | #669 |
| 1890 | 15 | #693 |
| 1889 | 11 | #802 |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,147 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #745 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,024 |
| 1883 | 9 | #651 |
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