Recorded 1908–1937 Girls' name Peak 1917 114 births

Therma — girls' name

114 babies named Therma in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s491920s461930s7
1910s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Therma was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

13 babies were named Therma in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Therma

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Therma between 1908 and 1937, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Therma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Therma performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Therma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Therma 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 114 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.

Therma at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

114

Since 1908

30 years of records

Peak year

1917

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1908

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1937

Therma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1908

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1917)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 193719261924192219191917191319091908 7

Therma by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
49 births that decade — 43% of Therma's all-time total
1900s121910s491920s461930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Therma?
114 babies have been named Therma since 1908. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1917 with 13 births.
When was Therma most popular?
Therma was most popular in the 1910s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Therma been used?
Therma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 30 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Therma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theresa, Thelma, Therese, Thea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1908–1937 (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.