Boys' name · since 1943
Thomson
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 245 babies named Thomson, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
245 babies have been named Thomson since 1943, making it today's #12215 boys' name.
Thomson has 245 recorded births among boys since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12215 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #11,807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,215 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 245 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thomson ranks #11,807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,215 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 245 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Thomson's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Thomson compares
245 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thomson's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thomson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thomson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thomson's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thomson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Thomson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Thomson's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Thomson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thomson's data
- Thomson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thomson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thomson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.