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Thora
OriginNorse
Meaning"thunder goddess"
US Rank#6093
2025 SSA
About Thora
Thora, related to Thor, is the ancient Norse thunder goddess name that's much softer and gentler than its meaning suggests. A noted bearer is actress Thora Birch.
Pronounced THOR-uh.
As of October 2026, Thora ranked #6093 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #626 in 1894.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,796 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | #4,350 | 33 | 19.4 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,393 | 46 | 28.5 |
| 2021 | #3,931 | 38 | 23.2 |
| 2022 | #3,209 | 51 | 31.1 |
| 2023 | #4,351 | 33 | 20.6 |
| 2024 | #4,995 | 27 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Thora Birch
American actress
- Thora Hird
English actress
- Thora Bjorg Helga
Icelandic actress
- (Thora Gerda) Sofie Castenschiold
Danish tennis player
- (Thora) Janette Scott
English actress
- Thora Town
Hart, a wife of Viking Ragnar Loðbrók
- Thora
nickname of Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig,Holstein; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
- Thora Migliori
Dowdell, wife of Club Tattoo founder and former Grey Daze band member Sean Dowdell
Thora in pop culture
- Thora Read
grandmother on animated series "Arthur"
- Thora West
elderly rancher in Monomi Park game "Slime Rancher"
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