Baby names

How popular is the name Thelma?

In 2025, 29 baby girls in the U.S. were named Thelma, the 4661st most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1921, when 7,839 girls got the name. 225,460 girls have been named Thelma since 1880. 1,142 boys have had the name too.

Rank in 2025

#4,661

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

girls named Thelma

Peak year

1921

7,839 girls

Girls named Thelma each year since 1880

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The numbers for Thelma (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	29
2024	33
2023	23
2022	26
2021	32
2020	27
2019	22
2018	27
2017	26
2016	32
2015	27
2014	25
2013	19
2012	27
2011	14
2010	20
2009	35
2008	30
2007	28
2006	34
2005	42
2004	31
2003	40
2002	31
2001	58
2000	50
1999	48
1998	62
1997	41
1996	48
1995	79
1994	70
1993	72
1992	89
1991	86
1990	92
1989	95
1988	84
1987	92
1986	105
1985	101
1984	122
1983	119
1982	152
1981	152
1980	148
1979	164
1978	171
1977	195
1976	193
1975	198
1974	238
1973	219
1972	225
1971	281
1970	274
1969	318
1968	400
1967	388
1966	475
1965	579
1964	655
1963	720
1962	752
1961	772
1960	835
1959	899
1958	847
1957	967
1956	1,078
1955	1,105
1954	1,241
1953	1,295
1952	1,358
1951	1,528
1950	1,458
1949	1,625
1948	1,763
1947	1,902
1946	1,794
1945	1,853
1944	1,997
1943	2,210
1942	2,257
1941	2,367
1940	2,461
1939	2,696
1938	2,866
1937	3,062
1936	3,196
1935	3,190
1934	3,646
1933	3,636
1932	4,272
1931	4,440
1930	5,250
1929	5,476
1928	5,978
1927	6,303
1926	6,585
1925	6,823
1924	7,316
1923	7,379
1922	7,254
1921	7,839
1920	7,814
1919	7,558
1918	7,740
1917	7,245
1916	7,290
1915	6,762
1914	5,496
1913	4,595
1912	4,183
1911	3,166
1910	2,976
1909	2,612
1908	2,526
1907	2,339
1906	2,114
1905	1,945
1904	1,757
1903	1,479
1902	1,309
1901	1,090
1900	1,094
1899	736
1898	605
1897	419
1896	260
1895	173
1894	70
1893	42
1892	33
1891	25
1890	22
1889	24
1888	15
1887	7
1886	12
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	7
1883	6
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	5

Boys named Thelma each year since 1880

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The numbers for Thelma (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	Fewer than 5
2024	Fewer than 5
2023	Fewer than 5
2022	Fewer than 5
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	Fewer than 5
2019	Fewer than 5
2018	Fewer than 5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	Fewer than 5
2013	Fewer than 5
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	Fewer than 5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	Fewer than 5
2003	Fewer than 5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	Fewer than 5
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	Fewer than 5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	Fewer than 5
1994	Fewer than 5
1993	Fewer than 5
1992	Fewer than 5
1991	Fewer than 5
1990	Fewer than 5
1989	Fewer than 5
1988	Fewer than 5
1987	Fewer than 5
1986	Fewer than 5
1985	Fewer than 5
1984	Fewer than 5
1983	Fewer than 5
1982	Fewer than 5
1981	Fewer than 5
1980	Fewer than 5
1979	Fewer than 5
1978	Fewer than 5
1977	Fewer than 5
1976	Fewer than 5
1975	Fewer than 5
1974	Fewer than 5
1973	Fewer than 5
1972	Fewer than 5
1971	Fewer than 5
1970	Fewer than 5
1969	5
1968	Fewer than 5
1967	Fewer than 5
1966	Fewer than 5
1965	Fewer than 5
1964	Fewer than 5
1963	7
1962	5
1961	5
1960	7
1959	Fewer than 5
1958	6
1957	Fewer than 5
1956	Fewer than 5
1955	11
1954	8
1953	5
1952	6
1951	Fewer than 5
1950	Fewer than 5
1949	9
1948	10
1947	12
1946	8
1945	5
1944	14
1943	12
1942	13
1941	10
1940	11
1939	24
1938	16
1937	19
1936	32
1935	32
1934	30
1933	25
1932	27
1931	37
1930	34
1929	32
1928	33
1927	27
1926	36
1925	41
1924	45
1923	29
1922	27
1921	32
1920	32
1919	42
1918	44
1917	28
1916	30
1915	28
1914	23
1913	29
1912	20
1911	12
1910	17
1909	12
1908	8
1907	13
1906	12
1905	10
1904	9
1903	9
1902	6
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	6
1896	5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Thelma each year since 1880

Boys named Thelma each year since 1880

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