Boys' name · since 1905
Therman
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 1,885 babies named Therman, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,434 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,885
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,885 boys have been named Therman since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Therman has 1,885 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2007.
- #3,434 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,885 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Therman ranks #3,434 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,885 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,434 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,885
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Therman's 1,885 recorded births place it above 92.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Therman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Therman splits its recorded history at 1952: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Therman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2007
- Peak year (1919)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Therman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (392 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Therman's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Therman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
255 births
- 1920s
1920s
392 births
- 1930s
1930s
302 births
- 1940s
1940s
319 births
- 1950s
1950s
224 births
- 1960s
1960s
172 births
- 1970s 108
1970s
108 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 392 births (21% of all-time use).
How Therman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Therman's total volume
Therman by state
Where Therman concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| 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% |
119 of 1,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Therman appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Therman's data
- Therman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (392 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Thermans (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Therman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
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, 1905–2007 (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 Therman 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.