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United States name statistics

Thelma in United States

Estimated bearers

28,510

Country rank

#1266

Per 100k

9

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.5%Female 99.5%

Thelma popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Thelma, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 5
  2. 1883: 6
  3. 1884: 7
  4. 1886: 12
  5. 1887: 7
  6. 1888: 15
  7. 1889: 24
  8. 1890: 22
  9. 1891: 25
  10. 1892: 33
  11. 1893: 42
  12. 1894: 70
  13. 1895: 173
  14. 1896: 265
  15. 1897: 425
  16. 1898: 605
  17. 1899: 736
  18. 1900: 1,094
  19. 1901: 1,090
  20. 1902: 1,315
  21. 1903: 1,488
  22. 1904: 1,766
  23. 1905: 1,955
  24. 1906: 2,126
  25. 1907: 2,352
  26. 1908: 2,534
  27. 1909: 2,624
  28. 1910: 2,993
  29. 1911: 3,178
  30. 1912: 4,203
  31. 1913: 4,624
  32. 1914: 5,519
  33. 1915: 6,790
  34. 1916: 7,320
  35. 1917: 7,273
  36. 1918: 7,784
  37. 1919: 7,600
  38. 1920: 7,846
  39. 1921: 7,871
  40. 1922: 7,281
  41. 1923: 7,408
  42. 1924: 7,361
  43. 1925: 6,864
  44. 1926: 6,621
  45. 1927: 6,330
  46. 1928: 6,011
  47. 1929: 5,508
  48. 1930: 5,284
  49. 1931: 4,477
  50. 1932: 4,299
  51. 1933: 3,661
  52. 1934: 3,676
  53. 1935: 3,222
  54. 1936: 3,228
  55. 1937: 3,081
  56. 1938: 2,882
  57. 1939: 2,720
  58. 1940: 2,472
  59. 1941: 2,377
  60. 1942: 2,270
  61. 1943: 2,222
  62. 1944: 2,011
  63. 1945: 1,858
  64. 1946: 1,802
  65. 1947: 1,914
  66. 1948: 1,773
  67. 1949: 1,634
  68. 1950: 1,458
  69. 1951: 1,528
  70. 1952: 1,364
  71. 1953: 1,300
  72. 1954: 1,249
  73. 1955: 1,116
  74. 1956: 1,078
  75. 1957: 967
  76. 1958: 853
  77. 1959: 899
  78. 1960: 842
  79. 1961: 777
  80. 1962: 757
  81. 1963: 727
  82. 1964: 655
  83. 1965: 579
  84. 1966: 475
  85. 1967: 388
  86. 1968: 400
  87. 1969: 323
  88. 1970: 274
  89. 1971: 281
  90. 1972: 225
  91. 1973: 219
  92. 1974: 238
  93. 1975: 198
  94. 1976: 193
  95. 1977: 195
  96. 1978: 171
  97. 1979: 164
  98. 1980: 148
  99. 1981: 152
  100. 1982: 152
  101. 1983: 119
  102. 1984: 122
  103. 1985: 101
  104. 1986: 105
  105. 1987: 92
  106. 1988: 84
  107. 1989: 95
  108. 1990: 92
  109. 1991: 86
  110. 1992: 89
  111. 1993: 72
  112. 1994: 70
  113. 1995: 79
  114. 1996: 48
  115. 1997: 41
  116. 1998: 62
  117. 1999: 48
  118. 2000: 50
  119. 2001: 58
  120. 2002: 31
  121. 2003: 40
  122. 2004: 31
  123. 2005: 42
  124. 2006: 34
  125. 2007: 28
  126. 2008: 30
  127. 2009: 35
  128. 2010: 20
  129. 2011: 14
  130. 2012: 27
  131. 2013: 19
  132. 2014: 25
  133. 2015: 27
  134. 2016: 32
  135. 2017: 26
  136. 2018: 27
  137. 2019: 22
  138. 2020: 27
  139. 2021: 32
  140. 2022: 26
  141. 2023: 23
  142. 2024: 33
  143. 2025: 29

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Thelma in United States?

An estimated 28,510 people in United States are named Thelma. That works out to 1 in 11,642 residents.

Is Thelma a common name in United States?

Thelma ranks #1266 among first names in United States.