Recorded 1943–1988 Boys' name Peak 1969 210 births

Thoms — boys' name

210 babies named Thoms in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s371960s591970s471980s52
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Thoms was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

11 babies were named Thoms in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thoms

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Thoms between 1943 and 1988, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thoms currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thoms performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thoms shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thoms 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 210 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.

Thoms at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

210

Since 1943

46 years of records

Peak year

1969

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1943

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1988

Thoms popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1943

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1969)
11
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 19881984197819721966196219551943 9

Thoms by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
59 births that decade — 28% of Thoms's all-time total
1940s151950s371960s591970s471980s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thoms?
210 babies have been named Thoms since 1943. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1969 with 11 births.
When was Thoms most popular?
Thoms was most popular in the 1960s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Thoms been used?
Thoms has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 46 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Thoms?
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, 1943–1988 (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.