Fun Facts About the Name Thatcher
- More than 4 thousand babies named Thatcher: U.S. records list 4,967 babies given the name Thatcher from 1880 through 2025. Even 12 girls received the name Thatcher - about 1 girl for every 413 boys.
What Does the Name Thatcher Mean?
Thatcher is an English occupational name meaning 'one who thatches roofs' or 'roofer.' It comes from Old English þæcere, the word for a thatcher. This is related to þæc, 'thatch, roof covering,' and the agent suffix -ere, which marks a person who does a particular job.
The literal sense is the craftsman who covers roofs with straw, reed, or similar material. The name began as a surname describing that occupation; it did not have a separate abstract or symbolic meaning in its origin.
Thatcher Name History & Origins
The surname Thatcher comes from the occupation of thatching, not from a place or a personal name. The surname is found in medieval England. A thatcher was a common village tradesman, so the name could arise independently in different places rather than descending from a single family.
The Middle English forms thacchere and thacher continue the Old English þæcere. Modern spellings include Thacher, and the northern English Thacker is sometimes treated as a related form, though similar-looking surnames can have separate origins. As a first name, Thatcher is a transferred use of the surname. It is used in English-speaking countries, including the United States. The surname is also familiar from Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, but that association belongs to the surname's later public history rather than to the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Thatcher?
Thatcher recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2021. Its best rank was #798 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #9,377 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,111 | 194 | 0.0114% |
| 2024 | #1,037 | 214 | 0.0125% |
| 2023 | #1,001 | 220 | 0.0129% |
| 2022 | #966 | 235 | 0.0135% |
| 2021 | #815 | 297 | 0.0170% |
| 2020 | #845 | 271 | 0.0157% |
| 2019 | #798 | 288 | 0.0161% |
| 2018 | #819 | 274 | 0.0151% |
| 2017 | #851 | 260 | 0.0141% |
| 2016 | #830 | 274 | 0.0144% |
| 2015 | #901 | 242 | 0.0126% |
| 2014 | #868 | 254 | 0.0132% |
| 2013 | #992 | 200 | 0.0106% |
| 2012 | #1,056 | 181 | 0.0095% |
| 2011 | #1,115 | 166 | 0.0087% |
| 2010 | #1,156 | 161 | 0.0084% |
| 2009 | #1,389 | 123 | 0.0062% |
| 2008 | #1,476 | 112 | 0.0055% |
| 2007 | #1,262 | 140 | 0.0067% |
| 2006 | #1,088 | 162 | 0.0079% |
| 2005 | #1,545 | 92 | 0.0046% |
| 2004 | #2,071 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 2003 | #2,230 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #2,088 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #2,423 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #3,525 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #3,577 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #2,847 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #3,251 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #4,001 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,680 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,315 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,002 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #3,449 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #4,732 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #6,360 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #9,106 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #5,171 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,868 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #4,429 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,718 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #7,229 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #3,662 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #3,016 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #3,235 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #5,312 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #3,058 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #4,132 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,986 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,224 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #5,179 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,030 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #3,588 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,339 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,682 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,910 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,930 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,376 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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