Thornton is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Thornton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,190 for boy births in the United States (and #17,064 across all names), given to 10 babies. Thornton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (75 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #8,190 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #12,205 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,984 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,989 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,474 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,652 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,564 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,627 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #8,090 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,673 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #8,047 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,614 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,687 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,190 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,926 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,868 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #8,235 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,472 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,677 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,533 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #8,249 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,878 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,477 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #4,849 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #4,647 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #4,172 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #4,487 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #5,086 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #4,428 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #3,905 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,201 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #3,759 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,501 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #5,175 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #3,186 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,814 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #5,104 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,521 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #3,854 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,465 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #2,721 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #3,550 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,131 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,585 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #3,081 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | #2,281 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #2,788 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #2,395 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #2,809 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #2,545 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #2,879 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | #1,637 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | #1,956 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #1,805 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #1,806 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #2,602 |
| 1964 | 28 | — | #1,507 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #1,954 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #1,513 |
| 1961 | 22 | — | #1,771 |
| 1960 | 17 | — | #2,030 |
| 1959 | 22 | — | #1,757 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | #1,636 |
| 1957 | 30 | — | #1,451 |
| 1956 | 30 | — | #1,440 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #1,677 |
| 1954 | 31 | — | #1,379 |
| 1953 | 38 | — | #1,230 |
| 1952 | 36 | — | #1,241 |
| 1951 | 37 | — | #1,217 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | #1,166 |
| 1949 | 32 | — | #1,295 |
| 1948 | 35 | — | #1,229 |
| 1947 | 44 | — | #1,107 |
| 1946 | 37 | — | #1,155 |
| 1945 | 33 | — | #1,161 |
| 1944 | 33 | — | #1,170 |
| 1943 | 46 | — | #994 |
| 1942 | 44 | — | #1,023 |
| 1941 | 32 | — | #1,185 |
| 1940 | 34 | — | #1,154 |
| 1939 | 37 | — | #1,069 |
| 1938 | 37 | — | #1,075 |
| 1937 | 33 | — | #1,166 |
| 1936 | 27 | — | #1,292 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #1,075 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | #1,320 |
| 1933 | 27 | — | #1,306 |
| 1932 | 46 | — | #978 |
| 1931 | 34 | — | #1,192 |
| 1930 | 47 | — | #1,005 |
| 1929 | 29 | — | #1,336 |
| 1928 | 50 | — | #976 |
| 1927 | 41 | — | #1,127 |
| 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 |
| 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 |