Thornton comes from the English tradition, meaning From Thornton.
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How popular is Thornton?
1921peak year
Today, Thornton is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9797), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1921, 75 babies were given the name (ranked #778 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Thornton has been declining in recent years. In all, around 3,122 babies have been registered as Thornton since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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