Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Thierno isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thierno through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 412
- 412 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,841 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,841 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 793 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thierno’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Thierno
- Thierno BarryFrench footballer (born 2002)
- Thierno BahGuinean footballerborn 1982
- Thierno Faty SowSenegalese film director, screenwriter and actor (1941-2009)
- Thierno YoumSenegalese footballerborn 1960
- Thierno BarryGuinean association football playerborn 2000
- Thierno NiangSenegalese basketball player (born 1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.