How Many People Are Named Thayer?
people named Thayer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 300,602 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,437 babies named Thayer in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
52 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Thayer, 6.1% were girls and 93.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Thayer fell from 15% in the 1980s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Thayer alive today is about 26 years old, and 64% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Thayer first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2014, to 52 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Thayer has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,986, in 1918. In 2025 it ranked #6,103.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,103 |
| Best rank | #1,986 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,917 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Thayer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Thayer were born in Arkansas than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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