Unisex name · since 1951

Thoma

Thoma has 78 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,119 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1951
1960s
peak decade

Thoma is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 78 have been recorded since 1951.

Thoma has 78 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1990.

  • #19,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 1951
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thoma ranks #19,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.

#19,119 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1951
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Thoma's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Thoma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Thoma splits its recorded history at 1968: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Thoma popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
45678910 1951195719641968197319871990 5

Thoma popularity over time - girls

20 total births recorded since 1944 (Thoma as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
5 1944195619581961 5

Thoma by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (23 births, 29% of the file).

1960s was Thoma's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Thoma births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thoma? ▼
78 babies have been named Thoma since 1951. All-time, it sits at #19,119 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
Where does Thoma sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thoma ranks #19,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Thoma most popular? ▼
Thoma was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Is Thoma a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Thoma is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 78 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Thoma been used? ▼
Records for Thoma go back to 1951, giving 40 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Thoma? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thor, Thornton, Thompson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Thoma's data

  • Thoma's decade-level peak was the 1960s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Thoma

Nearby Names Like Thoma

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Thoma

Thomas Boy
#34 2,358,576 births
Thor Boy
#2840 4,857 births
Thornton Boy
#7683 3,132 births
Thompson Boy
#2335 2,725 births
Thorin Boy
#1376 2,301 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Thoma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1951–1990 (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 Thoma 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.