Thatcher
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Thatcher
Thatcher is an open and friendly freckle-faced surname, fresher sounding than Tyler or Taylor, that dates back to the days of thatched-roof cottages. It is catching on with modern parents—it reached the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2013.
Britberries in particular may have strong associations to Prime Minister Margaret, but the surname has other notable bearers as well, such as Becky Thatcher, the object of Tom's affections in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Thatcher Grey is the protagonist's father on Grey's Anatomy, and a young Heath Ledger played William Thatcher in 2001's A Knight's Tale.
TV celebrity chef Cat Cora has a son named Thatcher Julius.
Thatcher is also given to girls.
Pronounced THACH-er.
As of October 2026, Thatcher ranked #1111 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #798 in 2019, Nameberry popularity #712.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #868 | 254 | 132.2 |
| 2015 | #901 | 242 | 126.3 |
| 2016 | #830 | 274 | 144.4 |
| 2017 | #851 | 260 | 140.5 |
| 2018 | #819 | 274 | 150.9 |
| 2019 | #798 | 288 | 160.5 |
| 2020 | #845 | 271 | 157 |
| 2021 | #815 | 297 | 169.8 |
| 2022 | #966 | 235 | 134.6 |
| 2023 | #1,001 | 220 | 128.6 |
| 2024 | #1,037 | 214 | 124.2 |
| 2025 | #1,111 | 194 | 113.6 |
World rankings
Thatcher for boys
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Thatcher on lists
Famous Thatchers
- Thatcher KeatsBoy
American photographer
- Thatcher SzalayBoy
American football player
- Thatcher JoeBoy
Youtube account for Joe Sugg
- Thatcher Julius Cora (b. 2009)Boy
son of TV chef Cat Cora
- Thatcher Bray Brunt (b. 2013)Boy
son of TV journalist Megyn Kelly & Doug Brunt
- Margaret ThatcherBoy
1st Female Prime Minister of the UK
- Thatcher DemkoBoy
American ice hockey goaltender
Thatcher in pop culture
- Thatcher GreyBoy
Meredith Grey's father on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Sir William ThatcherBoy
main character in the movie A Knight's Tale
- Elizabeth ThatcherBoy
character from TV series "When Calls the Heart"