Recorded 1981–2019 Boys' name Peak 1987 21 births

Thomasjohn — boys' name

21 babies named Thomasjohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s162010s5

The verdict

21 boys have been named Thomasjohn since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.

21
total births
1981–2019
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Thomasjohn was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

6 babies were named Thomasjohn in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomasjohn

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Thomasjohn between 1981 and 2019, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thomasjohn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomasjohn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thomasjohn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomasjohn 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 21 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.

Thomasjohn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

21

Since 1981

39 years of records

Peak year

1987

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1981

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2019

Thomasjohn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1981

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1987)
6
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.5 2019198719831981 5

Thomasjohn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 76% of Thomasjohn's all-time total
1980s162010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomasjohn?
21 babies have been named Thomasjohn since 1981. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1987 with 6 births.
When was Thomasjohn most popular?
Thomasjohn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Thomasjohn been used?
Thomasjohn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 39 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Thomasjohn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thor, Thornton, Thompson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2019 (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.