Thunder is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Thunder is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,368 for boy births in the United States (and #11,327 across all names), given to 18 babies. Thunder first appears in 1975 and peaked in 2018 (30 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,368 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #6,791 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | #5,230 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #3,980 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #4,349 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,674 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #6,070 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #3,695 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #4,733 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #8,091 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,487 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #5,238 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #6,207 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,500 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,962 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #6,005 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,247 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,245 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #7,037 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,869 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,591 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,769 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #5,851 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | #4,477 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #5,368 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #4,369 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #3,969 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #4,850 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #4,648 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,939 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #5,468 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #4,071 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,548 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #4,086 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,202 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,370 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #6,180 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,701 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #4,374 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #6,257 |