Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Thora

Gender

Female

Origin

Norse
Thunder

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Thora

Pronunciation

th(o)-ra

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1916 (rank #802, 72 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5917, 20 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202520
202427
202333
202251
202138
202046
201927
201833
201729
201622

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1501, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202510
20245
202316
202220
202114
202010
201917
201814
20178
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #540, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20235
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence