Boys' name · since 1912
Thermon
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 723 babies named Thermon, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 723
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thermon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 723 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thermon has been recorded 723 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1975.
- #6,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 723 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thermon ranks #6,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 723 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 723
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thermon's 723 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Thermon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thermon splits its recorded history at 1940: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thermon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1975
- Peak year (1927)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Thermon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (198 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Thermon's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Thermon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
198 births
- 1930s
1930s
149 births
- 1940s
1940s
133 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 198 births (27% of all-time use).
How Thermon 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 Thermon's total volume
Thermon by state
Where Thermon concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 27 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
27 of 723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Thermon's data
- Thermon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Thermons (27 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thermon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1912–1975 (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 Thermon 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.