Thorin
Boy · THOR-in · Old Norse
Thorin is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “daring, bold”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 1,376th for boys in the US (134 babies).
What does Thorin mean?
Old Norse: from Thorinn
“daring, bold”
Tolkien took the name from the list of dwarves in the Old Norse poem Voluspa for Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit.
- Say it
- THOR-in
Is Thorin a girl's or a boy's name?
Thorin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 134 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Thorin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Thorin, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 21 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Thorin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were given Thorin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,242, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Thorin 11
- Thoren 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Thorin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Thorin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,376among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 134about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 134 boys in the US were named Thorin, making it the 1,376th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,335th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 167 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Thorin in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 176 boys in the US were given Thorin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,066, up from #1,376 for this spelling alone.
- Thorin 134
- Thoren 42
Thorin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | #1,376 |
| 2024 | 139 | #1,359 |
| 2023 | 167 | #1,197 |
| 2022 | 155 | #1,254 |
| 2021 | 131 | #1,397 |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2019 | 124 | #1,413 |
| 2018 | 139 | #1,305 |
| 2017 | 150 | #1,219 |
| 2016 | 136 | #1,320 |
| 2015 | 156 | #1,185 |
| 2014 | 114 | #1,442 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
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