Thornton Name Popularity

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How popular is Thornton?

The rare name Thornton was the 7,504th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Thornton, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #440 in 1888.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 75 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Thornton in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2010.

Thornton, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1915, 1917-1921, 1959-1962, and 1965-1969, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1952-1955.

Where is the name Thornton popularity headed?

Thornton's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Thornton's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Thornton has risen.

The name Thornton is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Thornton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	7,504
2017		13	6,618
2016		10	8,079
2015		9	8,651
2014		11	7,490
2013		10	8,038
2012		8	9,604
2011		9	8,677
2010		< 5	--
2009		12	7,182
2008		7	10,916
2007		< 5	--
2006		12	6,863
2005		9	8,229
2004		10	7,467
2003		11	6,676
2002		6	10,529
2001		8	8,241
2000		12	5,876
1999		10	6,474
1998		14	4,847
1997		14	4,647
1996		16	4,169
1995		14	4,487
1994		12	5,084
1993		14	4,427
1992		16	3,904
1991		7	7,200
1990		16	3,758
1989		12	4,500
1988		9	5,172
1987		16	3,184
1986		9	4,807
1985		8	5,102
1984		9	4,523
1983		11	3,849
1982		< 5	--
1981		9	4,462
1980		18	2,717
1979		12	3,549
1978		9	4,130
1977		11	3,585
1976		13	3,078
1975		20	2,278
1974		14	2,787
1973		17	2,395
1972		13	2,807
1971		15	2,545
1970		12	2,880
1969		26	1,635
1968		18	1,958
1967		20	1,803
1966		19	1,808
1965		11	2,598
1964		28	1,507
1963		18	1,953
1962		28	1,509
1961		22	1,770
1960		17	2,032
1959		22	1,759
1958		24	1,633
1957		30	1,453
1956		30	1,443
1955		22	1,678
1954		31	1,381
1953		38	1,229
1952		36	1,241
1951		37	1,215
1950		39	1,168
1949		32	1,294
1948		35	1,230
1947		44	1,107
1946		37	1,154
1945		32	1,177
1944		33	1,171
1943		46	993
1942		44	1,023
1941		32	1,186
1940		34	1,154
1939		37	1,068
1938		37	1,076
1937		33	1,165
1936		27	1,292
1935		37	1,076
1934		27	1,319
1933		27	1,306
1932		45	990
1931		34	1,190
1930		48	989
1929		29	1,336
1928		50	977
1927		41	1,128
1926		46	1,031
1925		50	971
1924		67	834
1923		54	937
1922		71	799
1921		75	778
1920		68	815
1919		55	906
1918		51	940
1917		54	873
1916		58	819
1915		64	755
1914		43	815
1913		43	707
1912		31	797
1911		19	755
1910		20	674
1909		15	750
1908		11	871
1907		7	1,191
1906		17	586
1905		7	1,082
1904		10	806
1903		10	776
1902		8	920
1901		9	775
1900		11	831
1899		17	478
1898		9	797
1897		6	1,050
1896		8	890
1895		12	637
1894		11	665
1893		12	609
1892		11	684
1891		< 5	--
1890		6	987
1889		17	462
1888		19	440
1887		10	628
1886		17	448
1885		5	1,088
1884		7	840
1883		13	522
1882		17	447
1881		10	588
1880		12	562

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.