Thor
Thor is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:Thor Aackerlund, early American esports player Thor Björgólfsson, Icelandic entrepreneur Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975), Norwegian inventor Thor Nis Christiansen (1957–1981), American serial killer Thor Erdahl, Norwegian painter Thor Falkanger, Norwegian legal scholar Thor Fossum (1916–1993), Norwegian politician Thor Furulund (1943–2016),…
- Norse Mythology
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Thor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thor is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:Thor Aackerlund, early American esports player Thor Björgólfsson, Icelandic entrepreneur Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975), Norwegian inventor Thor Nis Christiansen (1957–1981), American serial killer Thor Erdahl, Norwegian painter Thor Falkanger, Norwegian legal scholar Thor Fossum (1916–1993), Norwegian politician Thor Furulund (1943–2016),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norse Mythology
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- Icelandic
The Story of Thor
Thor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1904, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 118 births, good for #1,438 nationwide. About 21% of every Thor on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Thor ranks #2,843 for baby boys with 45 births, falling sharply (-38%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Thor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Thor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Þórr
- Tor
Names that sound like Thor
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About the name Thor
Thor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Thor's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #877. Use the chart and map above to compare Thor'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.