Recorded 1910–1933 Boys' name Peak 1910 27 births

Thelmon — boys' name

27 babies named Thelmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1910. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s51930s5
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Thelmon was born in this single decade.

1910
Single peak year

6 babies were named Thelmon in 1910 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thelmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Thelmon between 1910 and 1933, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thelmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1910, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thelmon performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Thelmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thelmon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thelmon 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 27 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.

Thelmon at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

27

Since 1910

24 years of records

Peak year

1910

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1910

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1933

Thelmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1910

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1910)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 19331923191519131910 6

Thelmon by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 63% of Thelmon's all-time total
1910s171920s51930s5

Thelmon by state

Where Thelmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thelmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 18.5%
Georgia share of Thelmon's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thelmon?
27 babies have been named Thelmon since 1910. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1910 with 6 births.
When was Thelmon most popular?
Thelmon was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1910.
Where is Thelmon most popular?
The top states for the name Thelmon are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Thelmon been used?
Thelmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 24 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Thelmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theodore, Theo, Theron, Theadore, 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, 1910–1933 (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.