Girls' name · since 1915
Thomasena
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 768 babies named Thomasena, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 768
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Thomasena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 768 have been recorded since 1915.
Thomasena has 768 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1992.
- #8,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 768 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thomasena ranks #8,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 768 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 768
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Thomasena's 768 recorded births place it above 87.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Thomasena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thomasena's full recorded timeline at 1951, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thomasena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1992
- Peak year (1948)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Thomasena by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (154 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Thomasena's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Thomasena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
107 births
- 1940s
1940s
142 births
- 1950s
1950s
154 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 154 births (20% of all-time use).
How Thomasena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Thomasena's total volume
Thomasena by state
Where Thomasena concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 354 | 46.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
354 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Thomasena's data
- Thomasena's decade-level peak was the 1950s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Thomasenas (354 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South 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 Thomasena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1915–1992 (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 Thomasena 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.