Thelma Name Popularity

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How popular is Thelma?

The rare name Thelma was the 4,958th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Thelma, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 25, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1910.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 7,839 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Thelma in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1885.

Thelma, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1887-1916, and 2013-2016, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1930-1935, 1936-1940, 1941-1945, 1947-1950, 1951-1958, 1962-1970, and 1992-1997.

Sometimes the name Thelma has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Thelma popularity headed?

Thelma's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Thelma has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Thelma has risen.

The name Thelma is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Thelma has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Thelma (Girl)		Thelma (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		27	4,958	< 5	--
2017		26	5,160	< 5	--
2016		32	4,517	< 5	--
2015		27	5,105	< 5	--
2014		25	5,428	< 5	--
2013		19	6,693	< 5	--
2012		27	5,234	< 5	--
2011		14	8,573	< 5	--
2010		20	6,600	< 5	--
2009		35	4,357	< 5	--
2008		30	4,996	< 5	--
2007		28	5,216	< 5	--
2006		34	4,350	< 5	--
2005		42	3,576	< 5	--
2004		31	4,485	< 5	--
2003		40	3,580	< 5	--
2002		31	4,171	< 5	--
2001		57	2,656	< 5	--
2000		50	2,897	< 5	--
1999		48	2,848	< 5	--
1998		62	2,303	< 5	--
1997		41	2,973	< 5	--
1996		48	2,627	< 5	--
1995		79	1,817	< 5	--
1994		70	2,022	< 5	--
1993		72	1,964	< 5	--
1992		89	1,702	< 5	--
1991		86	1,709	< 5	--
1990		92	1,629	< 5	--
1989		95	1,520	< 5	--
1988		84	1,578	< 5	--
1987		92	1,432	< 5	--
1986		105	1,291	< 5	--
1985		101	1,320	< 5	--
1984		122	1,132	< 5	--
1983		119	1,132	< 5	--
1982		152	979	< 5	--
1981		152	970	< 5	--
1980		148	995	< 5	--
1979		164	910	< 5	--
1978		171	864	< 5	--
1977		195	777	< 5	--
1976		193	753	< 5	--
1975		198	737	< 5	--
1974		237	646	< 5	--
1973		220	682	< 5	--
1972		225	666	< 5	--
1971		282	606	< 5	--
1970		273	624	< 5	--
1969		318	554	5	4,964
1968		400	480	< 5	--
1967		388	482	< 5	--
1966		475	427	< 5	--
1965		578	380	< 5	--
1964		653	372	< 5	--
1963		722	353	7	3,618
1962		751	346	5	4,570
1961		773	339	5	4,601
1960		838	326	7	3,629
1959		899	305	< 5	--
1958		843	318	6	3,898
1957		968	290	< 5	--
1956		1,076	256	< 5	--
1955		1,107	246	11	2,552
1954		1,240	228	8	3,147
1953		1,293	223	5	4,281
1952		1,359	209	6	3,697
1951		1,529	189	< 5	--
1950		1,455	187	< 5	--
1949		1,627	172	9	2,784
1948		1,764	163	10	2,600
1947		1,901	153	12	2,349
1946		1,794	150	8	2,901
1945		1,855	131	5	3,731
1944		1,996	131	14	1,975
1943		2,208	127	12	2,272
1942		2,257	121	13	2,137
1941		2,368	108	10	2,474
1940		2,460	101	11	2,307
1939		2,696	88	24	1,386
1938		2,865	86	16	1,807
1937		3,060	78	19	1,625
1936		3,198	74	32	1,179
1935		3,188	76	32	1,191
1934		3,646	65	30	1,238
1933		3,638	57	25	1,359
1932		4,271	51	27	1,354
1931		4,439	53	37	1,127
1930		5,248	45	34	1,232
1929		5,477	41	32	1,267
1928		5,978	40	33	1,270
1927		6,305	38	27	1,463
1926		6,583	36	36	1,217
1925		6,823	35	41	1,106
1924		7,317	33	45	1,069
1923		7,378	31	29	1,382
1922		7,254	31	27	1,465
1921		7,839	30	32	1,325
1920		7,815	31	32	1,297
1919		7,558	31	42	1,062
1918		7,740	32	44	1,029
1917		7,245	32	28	1,317
1916		7,290	29	30	1,237
1915		6,762	30	28	1,260
1914		5,496	26	23	1,255
1913		4,595	26	29	929
1912		4,183	26	20	1,054
1911		3,166	27	12	1,032
1910		2,976	25	17	751
1909		2,612	26	12	888
1908		2,526	26	8	1,103
1907		2,339	28	13	771
1906		2,114	31	12	750
1905		1,945	36	10	833
1904		1,757	37	9	869
1903		1,479	47	9	839
1902		1,309	52	6	1,129
1901		1,090	57	< 5	--
1900		1,094	73	< 5	--
1899		736	78	< 5	--
1898		605	99	< 5	--
1897		419	117	6	1,049
1896		260	168	5	1,256
1895		173	205	< 5	--
1894		70	335	< 5	--
1893		42	421	< 5	--
1892		33	478	< 5	--
1891		25	522	< 5	--
1890		22	568	< 5	--
1889		24	531	< 5	--
1888		15	685	< 5	--
1887		7	1,026	< 5	--
1886		12	688	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		7	920	< 5	--
1883		6	915	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		5	936	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.