Thayer Forename

194,673rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Thayer Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: This has been traced back to the spelling thier, modern German for animal, but unlike the multitude of human sobriquets does not refer to any particular beast. It is an ancient, honorable name.

Thayer Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
77%
 
1,0991:329,8799,958
Iraq
100%
2171:161,3733,097
Israel
81%
 
901:93,3664,190
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Syria-221:877,5493,098
Canada
100%
201:1,656,66926,761
Jordan
100%
111:802,4344,728
Brazil
100%
101:21,423,615203,947
Yemen-61:4,382,7924,591
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Palestine
67%
 
31:1,516,6864,479
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Afghanistan
50%
 
21:16,311,75848,279
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429

Thayer (25,158) may also be a surname.

Thayer Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: This has been traced back to the spelling thier, modern German for animal, but unlike the multitude of human sobriquets does not refer to any particular beast. It is an ancient, honorable name.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Thayer Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thayher921/
Thayeer921/
Tayer91437/
Thayr919/
Thayerre861/
Thayar83891/
Thaier83619/
Thayre8353/
Thayur8347/
Tayere8325/
Thawer8323/
Thajer836/
Theyer836/
Thauer834/
Tayher833/
Thayor833/
Tayeer832/
Tayier832/
Thayir831/
Tayert831/
Tahyer831/
Thuyer831/
Thyerh831/
Thayrh831/
Th'aer831/
Taer808,204/
Tayr80143/
Tyer8051/
Thaghyeer801/
Thayour7735/
Thagher7725/
Thayure7712/
Thaheir7711/
Thayare7711/
Thayart779/
Tahawer775/
Thahear774/
Thaieer774/
Thayhar772/
Thaiher771/
Thayreh771/
Tayerre771/
Tyohyer771/
Thyewry771/
Thawerp771/
Thair732,928/
Tayar732,272/
Tehar731,294/
Thaur731,228/
Tajer731,163/
Taier73664/
Tahyr73526/
Tayir73472/
Tayor73351/
Toyer73204/
Tayur73137/
Tayre73126/
Tawer73111/
Tayyr7386/
Thear7374/
Tyoer7348/
Tyier7320/
Taiyr7320/
Tauer7318/
Their7313/
Teyer734/
Tyjer733/
Tuyer732/
Tiyer732/
Thuyr732/
Tauyr732/
Theur731/
Taysr731/
Taerh731/
Thoyr731/
Thahiere711/
Thaiheer711/
Taihar671,951/
Tayour67417/
Tahair67295/
Tahyar67191/
Tayare67137/
Thaire6789/
Teyere6758/
Tahiar6747/
Toyere6745/
Taheir6742/
Tohyar6741/
Tahaur6739/
Taweer6735/
Tajeer6733/
Thajir6732/
Tawere6732/
Thaair6728/
Tayire6728/
Tuhyar6727/
Ttheer6723/
Touyer6722/
Tiyere6720/
Theare6719/
Tyoyer6718/
Tayure6716/
Tahwer6714/
Tagger6712/
Tahver6711/
Tauyar6710/
Tayard6710/
Tyohar679/
Thiyar679/
Thejar679/
Theure679/
Theuer678/
Thaure677/
Tayart677/
Tayhar676/
Thoyar676/
Tayhur675/
Tyoier675/
Toyier674/
Tahjar674/
Tahyre674/
Tayhir673/
Tayior673/
Theurt673/
Thaiir673/
Thehar673/
Tajier673/
Toiher673/
Taiher673/
Theire673/
Thaiar673/
Tahyor673/
Thaiur673/
Tieyer672/
Thujar672/
Taheur672/
Taiere672/
Taiyor672/
Taahyr672/
Thajar672/
Thahur672/
Theyar672/
Thajur672/
Tayoor672/
Thijar671/
Dtyerh671/
Dtayar671/
Teuhar671/
Thai'r671/
Thaird671/
Thaisr671/
Thaurr671/
Theird671/
Thejer671/
Theuar671/
Theyre671/
Tehiar671/
Tayarr671/
Tayaur671/
Tayort671/
Tayyor671/
Tahjer671/
Tahyur671/
Taawer671/
Thteer671/
Thower671/
Thyyar671/
Tohiar671/
Tygger671/
Tyhier671/
Tyojer671/
Tuheer671/
Toyeer671/
Toyher671/
Tayyre671/
Thuier671/
Thyiar671/
Theyor671/
Taierh671/
Tohear671/
Thaihr671/

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