Thor
A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning thunder; god of thunder.
Thor by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Thor. In the US, 97 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 118 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Thor
Forms of Thor in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Thor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Thor, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean the wind
Like Thor, each of these has the wind in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Raidenthunder and lightning god; thunder deity815 in the US (2017)
- Raydenthunder and lightning god; a modern spelling of Raiden394 in the US (2017)
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Torinstern; thunder; a form of Torsten36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zephyrwest wind; god of the west wind166 in the US (2017)
- Stormtempest or violent wind163 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Thor
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