Recorded 1917–1980 Boys' name Peak 1944 411 births

Thomes — boys' name

411 babies named Thomes in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s841930s711940s831950s901960s661980s5
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Thomes was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

19 babies were named Thomes in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomes

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Thomes between 1917 and 1980, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thomes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomes performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Thomes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomes 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 411 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.

Thomes at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

411

Since 1917

64 years of records

Peak year

1944

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1917

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1980

Thomes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1917

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1944)
19
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Thomes by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
90 births that decade — 22% of Thomes's all-time total
1910s121920s841930s711940s831950s901960s661980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomes?
411 babies have been named Thomes since 1917. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1944 with 19 births.
When was Thomes most popular?
Thomes was most popular in the 1950s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Thomes been used?
Thomes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 64 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Thomes?
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, 1917–1980 (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.