boy's name
Thatcher
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,363
Thatcher is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 194 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 297 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,090 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Thatcher over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 85 |
| 1980s | 83 |
| 1990s | 185 |
| 2000s | 853 |
| 2010s | 2,312 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,431 |
How popular is Thatcher?
In 2025, Thatcher was given to 194 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Thatcher is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Thatcher
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Thatcher also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thatcher over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Thatcher
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thatcher — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Thatcher
How popular is the name Thatcher?
In 2025, Thatcher was given to 194 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Thatcher a girl's or a boy's name?
Thatcher is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Thatcher?
Thatcher has 2 syllables.
When was Thatcher most popular?
Thatcher peaked in 2021, when 297 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Thatcher a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Thatcher currently ranks #1,083 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.