Tharon
Thāron is an ancient Meitei language text, about the lore of the twelve lunar months of a year. It is the foundation for the Meitei calendar. It describes the changing pattern of nature in the following months. It is one of the masterpieces of the writers of the ancient times.
Meaning & Origin of Tharon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thāron is an ancient Meitei language text, about the lore of the twelve lunar months of a year. It is the foundation for the Meitei calendar. It describes the changing pattern of nature in the following months. It is one of the masterpieces of the writers of the ancient times.
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Etymology
The Story of Tharon
As a girl name
Tharon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 32 Tharons were born — ranking #1,428 that year. As of 2026, Tharon ranks #4,909 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 167 Tharons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tharon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 14 Tharons were born — ranking #2,200 that year. As of 2026, Tharon ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 483 Tharons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Tharon
Tharon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 483 births in the dataset. Tharon's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #2,200. Use the chart and map above to compare Tharon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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