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The baby name Thor is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /θɔːr/ (rhymes with "more").

Thor is Norse in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Norse
Pronunciation: /θɔːr/ (rhymes with "more")

What is the meaning of the name Thor ?

The baby name Thor is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /θɔːr/ (rhymes with "more").

Thor is Norse in Origin.

Thor is the Old Norse name Þórr, from Proto‑Germanic *Þun(a)raz meaning “thunder,” cognate with Old English Þunor and the modern English word thunder. The deity Thor, wielder of the hammer Mjölnir, embodied storms, strength, and protection; his cult left traces in place‑names and in Thursday (Old English Þunresdæg, “Thor’s day”). As a given name it appears across the Viking Age and persisted in Scandinavia after Christianization, sometimes eclipsed by Christian names, then revived in 19th‑century Nordic romanticism and has since spread in the Anglophone world, with renewed visibility through modern media.

Common variants include Þór (Icelandic), Tor (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish), Tór (Faroese), and the spellings Thore and Tore; feminine forms are Þóra/Thora and Tora. The name conveys the sense of “thunder” and, by association, steadfast protection and might.

Thor has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Thor

Thorsten Kaye Actor · Born 1966 · United Kingdom Thorsten Kaye is a British actor best known for his role as Ridge Forrester on the popular soap opera 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. He has also appeared in 'All My Children' and 'Port Charles'.

Thor – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2016 #1 — 760
Iceland Boys 0 #62 12 131
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
Sweden Boys 2022 #114 70 1,509
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
Norway Boys 2025 #115 20 444
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
DK Boys 0 #149 235 7,401
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
Belgium Boys 2024 #167 22 401
DK 0 #167 37 5,198
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #294 13 2,588
CZ Boys 0 #294 11 6,530
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
MY 0 #313 18 12,352
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PH Boys 0 #336 48 11,440
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
Germany 0 #409 29 2,542
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #418 10 2,041
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
SD Boys 0 #436 10 10,523
MX 0 #440 6 8,339
PA Boys 0 #472 10 9,305
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
HK Boys 0 #516 12 12,905
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
Finland Boys 2026 #522 171 3,552
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
BD Boys 0 #563 14 10,045
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
BO Boys 0 #575 18 9,244
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
CL Boys 0 #619 47 13,390
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #668 30 17,960
Germany Boys 0 #671 296 5,697
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
QA Boys 0 #696 12 18,093
IT 0 #702 13 4,183
KW Boys 0 #760 10 18,755
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #778 8 12,213
Spain Boys 0 #785 147 5,610
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
PE Boys 0 #837 42 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #847 46 7,044
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
CO Boys 0 #865 56 15,656
EG Boys 0 #868 19 15,035
MX Boys 0 #875 108 16,355
NL Boys 0 #903 49 5,873
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
OM Boys 0 #915 4 17,948
MY Girls 0 #919 76 24,821
IN Boys 0 #963 39 16,750
Spain Girls 0 #971 13 5,561
MY Boys 0 #973 139 25,439
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,012 3 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,072 21 22,615
MA 0 #1,112 17 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,146 33 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
DZ 0 #1,154 23 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,303 169 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,530 85 28,008

Thor is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
Sweden
United States
Flanders, Belgium
Canada

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People also ask about Thor

Thor is predominantly a boy's name.
Thor is a one syllable name, pronounced /θɔːr/ (rhymes with "more").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Þórr (Old Norse), Tor (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish), Tór (Icelandic), Thore (Scandinavian) and Tore (Norwegian).
Across languages, Thor has these equivalents: Donar (Germanic cognate), Tor (Scandinavian cognate), Perun (Slavic thunder god), Indra (Vedic thunder/sky god).
Yes, very popular — Thor ranked #1 in Ireland in 2016, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Thor ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2016).
Thor's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #99 in 2015 to #115 in 2025 in Norway.
Yes — 1 notable people named Thor are in our database, including Thorsten Kaye (Actor).