Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Thayer

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Thayer
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2014

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1912Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

55.8%

2024

All-time

1,343

Thayer is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 52 boys were named Thayer.

In 2024, only 23 boys were given the name.

Down 55.8% from its peak.

All told, about 1,343 Americans have been named Thayer and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2014

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