Given name & surname
Thane
“one who owns land”
Thane is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who owns land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who owns land.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,604
- 2,604 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,440 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,440 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 58 in 2015. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,087 as a first name in 2020; 452 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thane’s family of names
Thane has a related form in Thayne. Thane has a related form in Thana. Thane has a related form in Thaine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Thane
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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