Recorded 1905–2007 Boys' name Peak 1919 1,885 births

Therman — boys' name

1,885 babies named Therman in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

1,885 boys have been named Therman since 1905, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2007.

1,885
total births
1905–2007
years on record
1920s
peak decade
21%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Therman was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

49 babies were named Therman in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Therman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,885 babies named Therman between 1905 and 2007, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Therman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Therman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 392 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Therman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Therman in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Therman 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 1,885 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.

Therman at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

1,885

Since 1905

103 years of records

Peak year

1919

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1905

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2007

Therman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1905

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1919)
49
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Therman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
392 births that decade — 21% of Therman's all-time total
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Therman by state

Where Therman concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Therman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
119 6.3%
#2 Texas
69 3.7%
#3 Alabama
49 2.6%
#4 Arkansas
43 2.3%
#5 Virginia
19 1.0%
#6 Oklahoma
18 1.0%
#7 Tennessee
16 0.8%
#8 Kentucky
15 0.8%
North Carolina share of Therman's total US births 6.3%
Even split

119 of 1,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Therman appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Therman?
1,885 babies have been named Therman since 1905. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1919 with 49 births.
When was Therman most popular?
Therman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 392 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Therman most popular?
The top states for the name Therman are North Carolina (119 births), Texas (69 births), Alabama (49 births).
How long has the name Therman been used?
Therman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 103 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Therman?
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.

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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, 1905–2007 (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.