Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Thornton

#2,371 most common boys' name of all time · #5,726 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,371
Rank overall
#5,726 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
3,132
Since 2016
77
Peak year
1921 #776
Best rank
#440 1888
Girls Boys peak 75/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Thornton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 10 10 #7,687
2024 — 6 6 #10,950
2023 — 5 5 #12,267
2021 — 6 6 #10,820
2020 — 8 8 #8,745
2019 — 8 8 #8,901
2018 — 11 11 #7,145
2017 — 13 13 #6,342
2016 — 10 10 #7,621
2015 — 9 9 #8,054
2014 — 11 11 #7,057
2013 — 10 10 #7,541
2012 — 8 8 #8,875
2011 — 9 9 #8,094
2009 — 12 12 #6,810
2008 — 7 7 #9,894
2006 — 12 12 #6,466
2005 — 9 9 #7,657
2004 — 10 10 #6,987
2003 — 11 11 #6,268
2002 — 6 6 #9,403
2001 — 8 8 #7,553
2000 — 12 12 #5,598
1999 — 10 10 #6,052
1998 — 14 14 #4,656
1997 — 14 14 #4,460
1996 — 16 16 #4,028
1995 — 14 14 #4,294
1994 — 12 12 #4,815
1993 — 14 14 #4,238
1992 — 16 16 #3,761
1991 — 7 7 #6,532
1990 — 16 16 #3,619
1989 — 12 12 #4,281
1988 — 9 9 #4,799
1987 — 16 16 #3,078
1986 — 9 9 #4,467
1985 — 8 8 #4,713
1984 — 9 9 #4,228
1983 — 11 11 #3,642
1981 — 9 9 #4,166
1980 — 18 18 #2,623
1979 — 12 12 #3,365
1978 — 9 9 #3,869
1977 — 11 11 #3,396
1976 — 13 13 #2,957
1975 — 20 20 #2,212
1974 — 14 14 #2,678
1973 — 17 17 #2,317
1972 — 13 13 #2,669
1971 — 15 15 #2,475
1970 — 12 12 #2,751
1969 — 26 26 #1,615
1968 — 18 18 #1,898
1967 — 20 20 #1,764
1966 — 19 19 #1,765
1965 — 11 11 #2,483
1964 — 28 28 #1,492
1963 — 18 18 #1,907
1962 — 28 28 #1,483
1961 — 22 22 #1,735
1960 — 17 17 #1,977
1959 — 22 22 #1,713
1958 — 24 24 #1,596
1957 — 30 30 #1,436
1956 — 30 30 #1,422
1955 — 22 22 #1,648
1954 — 31 31 #1,364
1953 — 38 38 #1,215
1952 — 36 36 #1,229
1951 — 37 37 #1,195
1950 — 39 39 #1,142
1949 — 32 32 #1,278
1948 — 35 35 #1,219
1947 — 44 44 #1,099
1946 — 37 37 #1,146
1945 — 33 33 #1,141
1944 — 33 33 #1,155
1943 — 46 46 #987
1942 — 44 44 #1,009
1941 — 32 32 #1,170
1940 — 34 34 #1,141
1939 — 37 37 #1,056
1938 — 37 37 #1,066
1937 — 33 33 #1,149
1936 — 27 27 #1,277
1935 — 37 37 #1,060
1934 — 27 27 #1,299
1933 — 27 27 #1,287
1932 — 46 46 #964
1931 — 34 34 #1,170
1930 — 47 47 #991
1929 — 29 29 #1,314
1928 — 50 50 #964
1927 — 41 41 #1,114
1926 — 46 46 #1,022
1925 — 50 50 #958
1924 — 67 67 #828
1923 — 54 54 #931
1922 — 71 71 #795
1921 — 75 75 #776
1920 — 68 68 #813
1919 — 55 55 #901
1918 — 51 51 #935
1917 — 54 54 #866
1916 — 58 58 #815
1915 — 64 64 #752
1914 — 43 43 #805
1913 — 43 43 #703
1912 — 31 31 #786
1911 — 19 19 #737
1910 — 20 20 #661
1909 — 15 15 #728
1908 — 11 11 #839
1907 — 7 7 #1,111
1906 — 17 17 #579
1905 — 7 7 #1,017
1904 — 10 10 #775
1903 — 10 10 #748
1902 — 8 8 #885
1901 — 9 9 #742
1900 — 11 11 #802
1899 — 17 17 #470
1898 — 9 9 #764
1897 — 6 6 #969
1896 — 8 8 #838
1895 — 12 12 #622
1894 — 11 11 #645
1893 — 12 12 #593
1892 — 11 11 #658
1890 — 6 6 #909
1889 — 17 17 #457
1888 — 19 19 #440
1887 — 10 10 #603
1886 — 17 17 #444
1885 — 5 5 #965
1884 — 7 7 #778
1883 — 13 13 #517
1882 — 17 17 #447
1881 — 10 10 #573
1880 — 12 12 #562