Recorded 1943–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 240 births

Thomson — boys' name

240 babies named Thomson in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s51980s291990s522000s682010s542020s16
2000s
Peak decade

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

2016
Single peak year

15 babies were named Thomson in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thomson

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Thomson between 1943 and 2023, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thomson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thomson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Thomson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thomson 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 240 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.

Thomson at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

240

Since 1943

81 years of records

Peak year

2016

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1943

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2023

Thomson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1943

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
15
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
05101520 20232016200920041998199119841943 6

Thomson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade — 28% of Thomson's all-time total
1940s161950s51980s291990s522000s682010s542020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thomson?
240 babies have been named Thomson since 1943. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 15 births.
When was Thomson most popular?
Thomson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Thomson been used?
Thomson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 81 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Thomson?
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, 1943–2023 (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.