boys' name ★ peaked 2021

Thatcher

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,111 Trend ↓ Falling 22%
Rank 2025
#1,111
among boys · ↓70 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
194
named Thatcher · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,805
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
297 babies
All-time total
4,967
#1,785 all-time among boys
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Thatcher popularity over time

4,967 babies have been named Thatcher since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 18 18 2 – #3,910
1970s – 85 85 9 +372% #3,058
1980s – 83 83 8 -2% #3,018
1990s – 185 185 19 +123% #2,847
2000s – 853 853 85 +361% #1,088
2010s 12 2,300 2,312 231 +171% #798
2020s (to 2025) – 1,431 1,431 239 +3% #815

Where Thatcher is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 186 0.11 outside top 500
2027 180 0.11 outside top 500
2028 174 0.10 outside top 500
2029 170 0.10 outside top 500
2030 166 0.10 outside top 500

Where Thatcher is most popular

Boys named Thatcher per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.134 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Utah, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Thatcher born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 34 0.537 +300%
Utah 45 0.471 +251%
Missouri 58 0.418 +212%
Iowa 21 0.305 +127%
Tennessee 52 0.288 +114%
Maine 5 0.258 +92%
Colorado 31 0.240 +79%
Oklahoma 21 0.237 +77%
Ohio 55 0.208 +55%
Oregon 15 0.198 +47%
Kansas 13 0.190 +41%
Minnesota 23 0.187 +40%
Washington 30 0.183 +37%
Georgia 46 0.182 +35%
North Carolina 46 0.180 +34%
Kentucky 18 0.179 +34%
Michigan 35 0.171 +27%
Alabama 18 0.165 +23%
Wisconsin 18 0.152 +13%
Indiana 24 0.150 +11%
Virginia 26 0.137 ≈ national
South Carolina 13 0.126 -6%
Pennsylvania 33 0.124 -7%
Texas 81 0.092 -32%
Illinois 18 0.070 -48%
Florida 26 0.055 -59%
New York 23 0.053 -60%
California 42 0.046 -66%
Arizona 6 0.037 -73%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Thatcher

Thatcher is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,111 in 2025 with 194 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 4,967 American babies have been named Thatcher. Its peak came in 2021, when 297 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Thatcher stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Thatcher?

The median living Thatcher is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 4,900 people named Thatcher are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Thatcher year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 194 #1,111
2024 – – 214 #1,041
2023 – – 220 #1,002
2022 – – 235 #966
2021 – – 297 #815
2020 – – 271 #845
2019 – – 288 #798
2018 – – 274 #819
2017 – – 260 #851
2016 12 #9,379 274 #831
2015 – – 242 #901
2014 – – 254 #869
2013 – – 200 #992
2012 – – 181 #1,056
2011 – – 166 #1,115
2010 – – 161 #1,156
2009 – – 123 #1,389
2008 – – 112 #1,476
2007 – – 140 #1,262
2006 – – 162 #1,088
2005 – – 92 #1,545
2004 – – 58 #2,071
2003 – – 49 #2,230
2002 – – 52 #2,088
2001 – – 41 #2,424
2000 – – 24 #3,525
1995 – – 18 #3,680
1990 – – 8 #6,360
1985 – – 7 #5,716
1980 – – 14 #3,235
1975 – – 12 #3,225
1970 – – 6 #4,683
1965 – – 5 #4,376
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Thatcher, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Thatcher?

The median living Thatcher is about 9 years old. Half of all living Thatchers are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Thatcher are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Thatcher are alive in the United States, based on 4,967 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Thatcher in 2025?

Thatcher ranked #1,111 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 194 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Thatcher?

4,967 babies have been named Thatcher in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Thatcher most popular?

Thatcher peaked in 2021, when 297 newborns received the name.

Is Thatcher a boy or girl name?

Thatcher is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Thatcher rising or falling?

Thatcher has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Thatcher become more popular?

Thatcher is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 166 boys named Thatcher in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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