Names / Girl names
Thistle
Current rank
#17,050
and rising
All-time peak
#17,050
in 2025
First recorded
2012
in U.S. data
Children named
15
since 2012
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #17,050 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Resilient wildflower. It makes its debut in American naming data in 2012. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 15 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.