Thatcher is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Thatcher is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,111 for boy births in the United States (and #2,268 across all names), given to 194 babies. Thatcher first appears in 1965 and peaked in 2021 (297 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 194 | 194 | — | #1,111 |
| 2024 | 214 | 214 | — | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 220 | 220 | — | #1,002 |
| 2022 | 235 | 235 | — | #966 |
| 2021 | 297 | 297 | — | #815 |
| 2020 | 271 | 271 | — | #845 |
| 2019 | 288 | 288 | — | #798 |
| 2018 | 274 | 274 | — | #819 |
| 2017 | 260 | 260 | — | #851 |
| 2016 | 286 | 286 | #9,379 | #831 |
| 2015 | 242 | 242 | — | #901 |
| 2014 | 254 | 254 | — | #869 |
| 2013 | 200 | 200 | — | #992 |
| 2012 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,056 |
| 2011 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,115 |
| 2010 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,156 |
| 2009 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,389 |
| 2008 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,476 |
| 2007 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,262 |
| 2006 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,088 |
| 2005 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,545 |
| 2004 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,230 |
| 2002 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,424 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,525 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,578 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,847 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | — | #3,251 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | — | #4,001 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,680 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | — | #3,315 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | — | #4,002 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | — | #3,449 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | — | #4,733 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,360 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #9,106 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | — | #5,171 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,867 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,429 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,716 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,231 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,663 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | — | #3,018 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,235 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #5,312 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #3,058 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,131 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,986 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | — | #3,225 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #5,179 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #5,030 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,589 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,339 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,683 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,910 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,929 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,376 |