Recorded 1915–1992 Girls' name Peak 1948 768 births

Thomasena — girls' name

768 babies named Thomasena in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s841930s1071940s1421950s1541960s1291970s871980s231990s10
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Thomasena was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

26 babies were named Thomasena in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomasena

The Social Security Administration has registered 768 babies named Thomasena between 1915 and 1992, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thomasena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomasena performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Thomasena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Thomasena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomasena 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 768 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.

Thomasena at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

768

Since 1915

78 years of records

Peak year

1948

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1915

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1992

Thomasena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1915

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1948)
26
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Thomasena by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
154 births that decade — 20% of Thomasena's all-time total
1910s321920s841930s1071940s1421950s1541960s1291970s871980s231990s10

Thomasena by state

Where Thomasena concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Thomasena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
354 46.1%
#2 Georgia
5 0.7%
South Carolina share of Thomasena's total US births 46.1%
Even split

354 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomasena?
768 babies have been named Thomasena since 1915. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1948 with 26 births.
When was Thomasena most popular?
Thomasena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Thomasena most popular?
The top states for the name Thomasena are South Carolina (354 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Thomasena been used?
Thomasena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 78 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Thomasena?
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.

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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, 1915–1992 (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.