Is Thatcher a boy or girl name?
Thatcher is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 214 boys were named Thatcher, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 4,773 US babies named Thatcher were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,037
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Thatcher since 1965
- 4,773
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 297 babies
Boys and girls named Thatcher, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 853 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,300 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 1,237 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 214 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 220 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 235 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 297 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 271 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 288 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 274 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 260 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 274 | #830 | 12 | #9,377 |
| 2015 | 242 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 254 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 200 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 181 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 166 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 161 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 123 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 162 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,525 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,847 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 17 | #4,001 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,680 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,315 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #4,002 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,732 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,360 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,106 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,171 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,868 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,429 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,718 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,229 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,662 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #3,016 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,235 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,312 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,058 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,986 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,179 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #5,030 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,339 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,682 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,376 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Thatcher reached #798 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #9,377 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.