Data through 2025

Thelma name popularity in the United States

Thelma ranked #4661 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 29 girls named Thelma.

Rank#4661

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded29

SSA

Peak year1921

7,839 recorded

Five-year change+7.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Thelma for boys and girls

Girls

29

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1896 to 1969

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls29#4661
2024girls33#4294
2023girls23#5390
2022girls26#5028
2021girls32#4326
2020girls27#4757
2019girls22#5612
2018girls27#4889
2017girls26#5045
2016girls32#4423
2015girls27#4981
2014girls25#5310
Show full history (203 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls29#4661
2024girls33#4294
2023girls23#5390
2022girls26#5028
2021girls32#4326
2020girls27#4757
2019girls22#5612
2018girls27#4889
2017girls26#5045
2016girls32#4423
2015girls27#4981
2014girls25#5310
2013girls19#6462
2012girls27#5114
2011girls14#8196
2010girls20#6382
2009girls35#4269
2008girls30#4882
2007girls28#5097
2006girls34#4265
2005girls42#3509
2004girls31#4387
2003girls40#3532
2002girls31#4071
2001girls58#2600
2000girls50#2854
1999girls48#2812
1998girls62#2279
1997girls41#2934
1996girls48#2591
1995girls79#1802
1994girls70#1999
1993girls72#1942
1992girls89#1688
1991girls86#1702
1990girls92#1617
1989girls95#1506
1988girls84#1564
1987girls92#1424
1986girls105#1282
1985girls101#1318
1984girls122#1126
1983girls119#1127
1982girls152#972
1981girls152#964
1980girls148#994
1979girls164#905
1978girls171#858
1977girls195#774
1976girls193#750
1975girls198#736
1974girls238#641
1973girls219#682
1972girls225#665
1971girls281#606
1970girls274#621
1969boys5#4404
1969girls318#554
1968girls400#480
1967girls388#481
1966girls475#425
1965girls579#379
1964girls655#371
1963boys7#3318
1963girls720#353
1962boys5#4033
1962girls752#345
1961boys5#4065
1961girls772#339
1960boys7#3337
1960girls835#326
1959girls899#305
1958boys6#3559
1958girls847#316
1957girls967#291
1956girls1,078#254
1955boys11#2435
1955girls1,105#246
1954boys8#2942
1954girls1,241#228
1953boys5#3798
1953girls1,295#223
1952boys6#3373
1952girls1,358#209
1951girls1,528#189
1950girls1,458#187
1949boys9#2606
1949girls1,625#172
1948boys10#2443
1948girls1,763#163
1947boys12#2251
1947girls1,902#153
1946boys8#2690
1946girls1,794#150
1945boys5#3338
1945girls1,853#131
1944boys14#1890
1944girls1,997#131
1943boys12#2182
1943girls2,210#127
1942boys13#2042
1942girls2,257#121
1941boys10#2333
1941girls2,367#108
1940boys11#2179
1940girls2,461#101
1939boys24#1359
1939girls2,696#88
1938boys16#1741
1938girls2,866#86
1937boys19#1576
1937girls3,062#78
1936boys32#1169
1936girls3,196#74
1935boys32#1165
1935girls3,190#76
1934boys30#1213
1934girls3,646#65
1933boys25#1330
1933girls3,636#57
1932boys27#1324
1932girls4,272#51
1931boys37#1111
1931girls4,440#53
1930boys34#1215
1930girls5,250#45
1929boys32#1237
1929girls5,476#41
1928boys33#1254
1928girls5,978#40
1927boys27#1436
1927girls6,303#38
1926boys36#1192
1926girls6,585#36
1925boys41#1091
1925girls6,823#35
1924boys45#1058
1924girls7,316#33
1923boys29#1358
1923girls7,379#31
1922boys27#1434
1922girls7,254#31
1921boys32#1296
1921girls7,839#30
1920boys32#1273
1920girls7,814#31
1919boys42#1047
1919girls7,558#31
1918boys44#1012
1918girls7,740#32
1917boys28#1291
1917girls7,245#32
1916boys30#1206
1916girls7,290#29
1915boys28#1241
1915girls6,762#30
1914boys23#1221
1914girls5,496#26
1913boys29#914
1913girls4,595#26
1912boys20#1023
1912girls4,183#26
1911boys12#982
1911girls3,166#27
1910boys17#729
1910girls2,976#25
1909boys12#840
1909girls2,612#26
1908boys8#1021
1908girls2,526#26
1907boys13#735
1907girls2,339#28
1906boys12#709
1906girls2,114#31
1905boys10#786
1905girls1,945#36
1904boys9#810
1904girls1,757#37
1903boys9#783
1903girls1,479#47
1902boys6#1013
1902girls1,309#52
1901girls1,090#57
1900girls1,094#73
1899girls736#78
1898girls605#99
1897boys6#942
1897girls419#117
1896boys5#1101
1896girls260#167
1895girls173#205
1894girls70#333
1893girls42#414
1892girls33#471
1891girls25#514
1890girls22#558
1889girls24#516
1888girls15#663
1887girls7#937
1886girls12#657
1884girls7#851
1883girls6#817
1880girls5#836

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Thelma’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+7.4%
Change since peak-99.6%