Thane Boy
How popular is Thane?
#3,378 boy name in 2025
34 baby boys were named Thane in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
Thane popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,378 for boys (▼ 421 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,275 in 2015, #2,845 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (58 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,146 in 1962 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Thane counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Thane family of names ranked #2,360 for boys in 2025 (#1,914 the year before), with 42 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thane | 34 | 81% |
| Thayne | 8 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Thane is most popular
Babies named Thane per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Thane by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #3,176 |
| 1920s | 49 | #2,985 |
| 1930s | 35 | #2,207 |
| 1940s | 62 | #2,142 |
| 1950s | 171 | #1,558 |
| 1960s | 369 | #1,146 |
| 1970s | 241 | #1,415 |
| 1980s | 218 | #2,137 |
| 1990s | 301 | #2,068 |
| 2000s | 417 | #2,151 |
| 2010s | 490 | #2,275 |
| 2020s | 238 | #2,845 |
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Questions
- Is Thane a boy or girl name?
- Thane is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Thane were boys.
- How popular is the name Thane?
- 34 baby boys were named Thane in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
- When was Thane most popular?
- Thane peaked in 2015, when 58 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,146 in 1962.
- How many people are named Thane?
- 2,604 babies have been named Thane in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,315 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Thane most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Thane was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.