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Thompson Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Thompson?

The rare name Thompson was the 1,943rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #742 in 1887.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 76 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Thompson was less than 5, most recently in 1908.

Thompson, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1945-1948, 1985-1989, 1995-1999, 2001-2004, and 2011-2017, whereas 1928-1931, and 1957-1960 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Thompson popularity headed?

Thompson's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

Thompson's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Thompson lately has risen significantly.

The name Thompson is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Thompson (Girl)Thompson (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 76 1,943
2017 5 18,144 54 2,412
2016 < 5 -- 51 2,508
2015 < 5 -- 56 2,348
2014 < 5 -- 37 3,076
2013 < 5 -- 33 3,326
2012 < 5 -- 36 3,166
2011 < 5 -- 26 3,970
2010 < 5 -- 38 3,064
2009 < 5 -- 32 3,468
2008 < 5 -- 31 3,555
2007 < 5 -- 37 3,125
2006 < 5 -- 27 3,771
2005 < 5 -- 29 3,444
2004 < 5 -- 38 2,784
2003 < 5 -- 31 3,107
2002 < 5 -- 13 5,689
2001 < 5 -- 23 3,710
2000 < 5 -- 29 3,066
1999 < 5 -- 33 2,660
1998 < 5 -- 24 3,291
1997 < 5 -- 26 2,970
1996 < 5 -- 19 3,659
1995 < 5 -- 19 3,542
1994 < 5 -- 25 2,934
1993 < 5 -- 32 2,390
1992 < 5 -- 15 4,083
1991 < 5 -- 21 3,097
1990 < 5 -- 26 2,620
1989 < 5 -- 33 2,142
1988 < 5 -- 22 2,673
1987 < 5 -- 15 3,324
1986 < 5 -- 21 2,594
1985 < 5 -- 6 6,459
1984 < 5 -- 13 3,436
1983 < 5 -- 12 3,610
1982 < 5 -- 18 2,701
1981 < 5 -- 5 7,193
1980 < 5 -- 16 2,949
1979 < 5 -- 19 2,557
1978 < 5 -- 10 3,824
1977 < 5 -- 11 3,584
1976 < 5 -- 16 2,698
1975 < 5 -- 13 3,062
1974 < 5 -- 7 4,587
1973 < 5 -- 15 2,595
1972 < 5 -- 10 3,322
1971 < 5 -- 7 4,339
1970 < 5 -- 12 2,879
1969 < 5 -- 12 2,673
1968 < 5 -- 12 2,562
1967 < 5 -- 13 2,336
1966 < 5 -- 8 3,222
1965 < 5 -- 16 2,068
1964 < 5 -- 19 1,893
1963 < 5 -- 12 2,527
1962 < 5 -- 12 2,494
1961 < 5 -- 18 1,995
1960 < 5 -- 14 2,306
1959 < 5 -- 16 2,104
1958 < 5 -- 21 1,769
1957 < 5 -- 19 1,884
1956 < 5 -- 20 1,815
1955 < 5 -- 17 1,973
1954 < 5 -- 16 2,033
1953 < 5 -- 14 2,177
1952 < 5 -- 22 1,656
1951 < 5 -- 30 1,372
1950 < 5 -- 22 1,612
1949 < 5 -- 23 1,577
1948 < 5 -- 28 1,399
1947 < 5 -- 16 1,984
1946 < 5 -- 18 1,754
1945 < 5 -- 18 1,626
1944 < 5 -- 22 1,473
1943 < 5 -- 16 1,901
1942 < 5 -- 23 1,492
1941 < 5 -- 22 1,481
1940 < 5 -- 19 1,621
1939 < 5 -- 19 1,574
1938 < 5 -- 16 1,808
1937 < 5 -- 17 1,743
1936 < 5 -- 14 1,955
1935 < 5 -- 9 2,699
1934 < 5 -- 17 1,779
1933 < 5 -- 18 1,699
1932 < 5 -- 13 2,182
1931 < 5 -- 11 2,453
1930 < 5 -- 24 1,530
1929 < 5 -- 21 1,668
1928 < 5 -- 17 1,956
1927 < 5 -- 15 2,186
1926 < 5 -- 22 1,654
1925 < 5 -- 19 1,863
1924 < 5 -- 28 1,453
1923 < 5 -- 18 1,938
1922 < 5 -- 19 1,876
1921 < 5 -- 19 1,893
1920 < 5 -- 29 1,377
1919 < 5 -- 16 2,051
1918 < 5 -- 32 1,251
1917 < 5 -- 17 1,892
1916 < 5 -- 26 1,370
1915 < 5 -- 26 1,339
1914 < 5 -- 14 1,766
1913 < 5 -- 8 2,253
1912 < 5 -- 13 1,414
1911 < 5 -- 6 1,718
1910 < 5 -- 10 1,111
1909 < 5 -- 5 1,660
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- 8 1,084
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- 5 1,409
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- 6 1,130
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- 6 1,043
1898 < 5 -- 5 1,276
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 7 974
1895 < 5 -- 8 867
1894 < 5 -- 5 1,221
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- 8 761
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- 8 742
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- 5 1,081
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 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.