Thorne is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.
Thorne is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,614 for boy births in the United States (and #19,863 across all names), given to 8 babies. Thorne was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 2001 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,614 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,919 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,656 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,713 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #10,690 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,491 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,495 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #12,019 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #10,520 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,508 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #13,864 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,613 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #9,590 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,924 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,780 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,790 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #10,045 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,834 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #5,022 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,484 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #3,957 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #4,190 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #5,136 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #6,047 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,498 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,925 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,963 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #3,904 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #5,064 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #3,296 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #4,007 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #3,687 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #3,706 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,514 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #4,003 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,632 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,905 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,528 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,951 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #4,349 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,788 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #4,215 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,146 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,219 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,781 |