Recorded 1904–2019 Girls' name Peak 1966 3,765 births

Thomasina — girls' name

3,765 babies named Thomasina in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Thomasina was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

85 babies were named Thomasina in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomasina

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,765 babies named Thomasina between 1904 and 2019, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thomasina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomasina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 591 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Thomasina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 583 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Thomasina in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomasina 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 3,765 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.

Thomasina at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

3,765

Since 1904

116 years of records

Peak year

1966

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1904

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2019

Thomasina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1904

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1966)
85
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Thomasina by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
591 births that decade — 16% of Thomasina's all-time total
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Thomasina by state

Where Thomasina concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Thomasina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
583 15.5%
#2 South Carolina
572 15.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
126 3.3%
#4 North Carolina
92 2.4%
#5 Florida
74 2.0%
#6 New Jersey
32 0.8%
#7 Georgia
27 0.7%
#8 California
20 0.5%
New York share of Thomasina's total US births 15.5%
Even split

583 of 3,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Thomasina appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomasina?
3,765 babies have been named Thomasina since 1904. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1966 with 85 births.
When was Thomasina most popular?
Thomasina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 591 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Thomasina most popular?
The top states for the name Thomasina are New York (583 births), South Carolina (572 births), Pennsylvania (126 births).
How long has the name Thomasina been used?
Thomasina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 116 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Thomasina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thora, Thomasine, Thomasena, 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, 1904–2019 (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.