Thorne
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning thorn; a thorny plant or place.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Thorne by the numbers
Thorne was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Thorne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Thornsharp point of a plant; thorny place7 in the US (2017)
- Thorinthunder; resembling thor the god150 in the US (2017)
- Thanenoble, landowner, Scottish feudal lord49 in the US (2017)
- Thorenthunder; a form of Thor9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Thaynethin; a form of Thane19 in the US (2017)
- Torievictory; a diminutive or variant of Victoria or Tory12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Thorne, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Thorne
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