Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Thornton

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From The Thorny Town

Pronunciation

th(o)-rn-ton, thor-nton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #772, 75 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202510
20246
20235
2022–
20216
20208
20198
201811
201713
201610

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

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #4622, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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