Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Thornton

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

92%

2024

All-time

3,122

Thornton 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 1921, when 75 boys were named Thornton.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 92% from its peak.

All told, about 3,122 Americans have been named Thornton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

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