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Thora

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What official birth registration shows about Thora: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2008–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2008 to 2025, ranging from #1501 to #5707.201020132016201920222025#1501#5707
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2008#3860
2009#4564
2010#5707
2011#4764
2012#2969
2013#3536
2014#3160
2015#3252
2016#2008
2017#2925
2018#1977
2019#1703
2020#2449
2021#1962
2022#1501
2023#1774
2024#4192
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 33 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

In 2023: #459 among girls in Norway, #1774 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2023

    Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #316 in Norway in 1947.

Thora's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#177416HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#150120HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#196214HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#244910HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#170317HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#197714HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#200814HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4596HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4326HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5155HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4986HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#6014HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5795HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4967HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4887HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#6274HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#6184HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#39710HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5505HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5186HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#6414HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#6154HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4508HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5885HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4269HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#6564HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6035HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4738HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5976HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#6704HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5475HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#4677HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5544HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4355HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#4664HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#4125HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3536HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3168HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3407HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#3664HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Thora is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Thora, between 1945 and 2025, in 43 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: highest position in 1947England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202219452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202333#316 in 1947
England and Wales2008–202518#1501 in 2022

Its high point came 75 years earlier in Norway (1947) than in England and Wales (2022).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1971; it appears again in 1982.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Thora

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #316 in Norway in 1947. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.