Recorded 1921–1992 Girls' name Peak 1961 304 births

Thomasa — girls' name

304 babies named Thomasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s61940s61950s571960s1251970s461980s321990s11
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Thomasa was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

20 babies were named Thomasa in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomasa

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Thomasa between 1921 and 1992, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thomasa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomasa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Thomasa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thomasa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomasa 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 304 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.

Thomasa at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

304

Since 1921

72 years of records

Peak year

1961

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1921

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1992

Thomasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1921

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1961)
20
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
0510152025 19921981197419671962195719381921 5

Thomasa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
125 births that decade — 41% of Thomasa's all-time total
1920s211930s61940s61950s571960s1251970s461980s321990s11

Thomasa by state

Where Thomasa concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thomasa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 2.6%
Texas share of Thomasa's total US births 2.6%

8 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomasa?
304 babies have been named Thomasa since 1921. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1961 with 20 births.
When was Thomasa most popular?
Thomasa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Thomasa most popular?
The top states for the name Thomasa are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Thomasa been used?
Thomasa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 72 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Thomasa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thomasina, Thora, Thomasine, 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, 1921–1992 (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.