Recorded 1935–1963 Boys' name Peak 1952 89 births

Thamas — boys' name

89 babies named Thamas in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s191950s411960s16
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Thamas was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

11 babies were named Thamas in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thamas

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Thamas between 1935 and 1963, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thamas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thamas performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Thamas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thamas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 89 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thamas at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

89

Since 1935

29 years of records

Peak year

1952

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1935

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1963

Thamas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1935

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1952)
11
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 196319611957195619551952195019491941194019361935 6

Thamas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
41 births that decade — 46% of Thamas's all-time total
1930s131940s191950s411960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thamas?
89 babies have been named Thamas since 1935. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1952 with 11 births.
When was Thamas most popular?
Thamas was most popular in the 1950s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Thamas been used?
Thamas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 29 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Thamas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1935–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.