Boys' name · since 1975
Thalamus
Thalamus has 15 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,668 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Thalamus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thalamus has been recorded 15 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1976.
- #31,668 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thalamus ranks #31,668 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,668 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Thalamus's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thalamus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thalamus's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thalamus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1976
- Peak year (1975)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Thalamus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Thalamus's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Thalamus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thalamus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thalamus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.