Recorded 1909–1994 Girls' name Peak 1950 2,234 births

Thomasine — girls' name

2,234 babies named Thomasine in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Thomasine was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

67 babies were named Thomasine in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomasine

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,234 babies named Thomasine between 1909 and 1994, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thomasine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomasine performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 505 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Thomasine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Thomasine in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomasine 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 2,234 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.

Thomasine at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

2,234

Since 1909

86 years of records

Peak year

1950

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1909

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 1994

Thomasine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1909

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1950)
67
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Thomasine by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
505 births that decade — 23% of Thomasine's all-time total
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Thomasine by state

Where Thomasine concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Thomasine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
143 6.4%
#2 District of Columbia
107 4.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
79 3.5%
#4 North Carolina
69 3.1%
#5 New York
38 1.7%
#6 Maryland
26 1.2%
#7 South Carolina
18 0.8%
#8 Illinois
12 0.5%
Virginia share of Thomasine's total US births 6.4%
Even split

143 of 2,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Thomasine appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomasine?
2,234 babies have been named Thomasine since 1909. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1950 with 67 births.
When was Thomasine most popular?
Thomasine was most popular in the 1940s decade with 505 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Thomasine most popular?
The top states for the name Thomasine are Virginia (143 births), District of Columbia (107 births), Pennsylvania (79 births).
How long has the name Thomasine been used?
Thomasine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 86 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Thomasine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thomasina, Thora, 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, 1909–1994 (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.