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01 / Meaning & origin
Thyra is a feminine given name documented in Swedish, Danish and Finnish. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Þórr.
A Latinized form of Old Danish Thyrvi, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) and a second element of debated meaning, probably vé (“temple, sanctuary”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 8 girls (rank 10917).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Thyra
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1897 | 6 | 1,385 | observed |
| 1898 | 6 | 1,502 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | 7 | 1,339 | observed |
| 1902 | 11 | 1,075 | observed |
| 1903 | 17 | 836 | observed |
| 1904 | 22 | 755 | observed |
| 1905 | 19 | 848 | observed |
| 1906 | 10 | 1,229 | observed |
| 1907 | 18 | 898 | observed |
| 1908 | 14 | 1,084 | observed |
| 1909 | 10 | 1,369 | observed |
| 1910 | 13 | 1,267 | observed |
| 1911 | 11 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1912 | 23 | 1,080 | observed |
| 1913 | 13 | 1,670 | observed |
| 1914 | 16 | 1,665 | observed |
| 1915 | 26 | 1,405 | observed |
| 1916 | 26 | 1,445 | observed |
| 1917 | 27 | 1,431 | observed |
| 1918 | 30 | 1,411 | observed |
| 1919 | 21 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1920 | 27 | 1,584 | observed |
| 1921 | 16 | 2,282 | observed |
| 1922 | 20 | 1,957 | observed |
| 1923 | 24 | 1,736 | observed |
| 1924 | 17 | 2,212 | observed |
| 1925 | 17 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1926 | 18 | 2,076 | observed |
| 1927 | 23 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1928 | 15 | 2,284 | observed |
| 1929 | 13 | 2,437 | observed |
| 1930 | 17 | 2,023 | observed |
| 1931 | 20 | 1,750 | observed |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,568 | observed |
| 1933 | 6 | 3,753 | observed |
| 1934 | 14 | 2,187 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,439 | observed |
| 1936 | 12 | 2,386 | observed |
| 1937 | 13 | 2,317 | observed |
| 1938 | 10 | 2,730 | observed |
| 1939 | 19 | 1,797 | observed |
| 1940 | 19 | 1,845 | observed |
| 1941 | 23 | 1,649 | observed |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,666 | observed |
| 1943 | 16 | 2,251 | observed |
| 1944 | 14 | 2,401 | observed |
| 1945 | 14 | 2,339 | observed |
| 1946 | 15 | 2,482 | observed |
| 1947 | 16 | 2,530 | observed |
| 1948 | 25 | 1,901 | observed |
| 1949 | 18 | 2,340 | observed |
| 1950 | 19 | 2,253 | observed |
| 1951 | 8 | 4,011 | observed |
| 1952 | 20 | 2,327 | observed |
| 1953 | 21 | 2,301 | observed |
| 1954 | 15 | 2,889 | observed |
| 1955 | 13 | 3,225 | observed |
| 1956 | 10 | 3,910 | observed |
| 1957 | 6 | 5,377 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 3,543 | observed |
| 1959 | 15 | 3,104 | observed |
| 1960 | 19 | 2,820 | observed |
| 1961 | 8 | 4,882 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 4,011 | observed |
| 1963 | 14 | 3,458 | observed |
| 1964 | 10 | 4,355 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 5,289 | observed |
| 1966 | 7 | 5,273 | observed |
| 1967 | 14 | 3,484 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 5,147 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 5,057 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 13 | 4,311 | observed |
| 1972 | 5 | 8,292 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 5,191 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 9 | 5,984 | observed |
| 1976 | 5 | 9,284 | observed |
| 1977 | 6 | 8,444 | observed |
| 1978 | 5 | 9,750 | observed |
| 1979 | 11 | 5,751 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 8,178 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 7,409 | observed |
| 1982 | 6 | 9,237 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 10,275 | observed |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,153 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 6 | 9,545 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 6 | 10,847 | observed |
| 1990 | 9 | 8,501 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 13,147 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,386 | observed |
| 1996 | 5 | 13,518 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 10 | 8,584 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,056 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 5 | 17,504 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 5 | 15,902 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | 7 | 12,448 | observed |
| 2020 | 11 | 8,953 | observed |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,251 | observed |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,542 | observed |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,247 | observed |
| 2024 | 13 | 7,967 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 10,917 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Thyra” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Thyra— “belonging to Tyr”
Tyr has few namesakes. Tyre and Thyra, in the North, are the only direct ones; but it sometimes finishes a word, as in the case of Angantyr, favourite of Tyr, the warrior who obtained the terrible sword, Tyrfing, forged by the dwarfs, which did, indeed, always give victory, but which would never go back into its scabbard till it had been fed with, at least, one human life. The _dio_, or _thius_, of the old Gothic and German names thus arose, such as Alathius, the Latinized…
Tyr has few namesakes. Tyre and Thyra, in the North, are the only direct ones; but it sometimes finishes a word, as in the case of Angantyr, favourite of Tyr, the warrior who obtained the terrible sword, Tyrfing, forged by the dwarfs, which did, indeed, always give victory, but which would never go back into its scabbard till it had been fed with, at least, one human life. The _dio_, or _thius_, of the old Gothic and German names thus arose, such as Alathius, the Latinized Halltyr, and the like.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section VII (Tyr) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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