Recorded 1927–1970 Girls' name Peak 1942 199 births

Thomasene — girls' name

199 babies named Thomasene in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s141930s311940s671950s541960s281970s5
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Thomasene was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

15 babies were named Thomasene in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomasene

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Thomasene between 1927 and 1970, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thomasene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomasene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thomasene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomasene 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 199 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.

Thomasene at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

199

Since 1927

44 years of records

Peak year

1942

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1927

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1970

Thomasene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1927

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1942)
15
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 19701961195419491944193819311927 6

Thomasene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
67 births that decade — 34% of Thomasene's all-time total
1920s141930s311940s671950s541960s281970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomasene?
199 babies have been named Thomasene since 1927. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1942 with 15 births.
When was Thomasene most popular?
Thomasene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Thomasene been used?
Thomasene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 44 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Thomasene?
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, 1927–1970 (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.