Boys' name · since 1881

Thos

166 babies named Thos in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,116 of 45,481
all-time among boys
166
born since 1881
1910s
peak decade

Thos sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 1881.

Social Security Administration records show Thos recorded 166 times among boys since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1928.

  • #14,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 166 born since 1881
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thos ranks #14,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.

#14,116 of 45,481
all-time among boys
166
born since 1881
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Thos's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Thos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Thos's full recorded timeline at 1913, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Thos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1928

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1915)
14
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
46810121416 18811885188919121915191819241928 6

Thos by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (85 births, 51% of the file).

1910s was Thos's strongest decade.

85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Thos births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 85 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thos? ▼
166 babies have been named Thos since 1881. All-time, it sits at #14,116 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1915 with 14 births.
Where does Thos sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thos ranks #14,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Thos most popular? ▼
Thos was most popular in the 1910s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Thos been used? ▼
Thos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 48 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Thos? ▼
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.

What to do with Thos's data

  • Thos's decade-level peak was the 1910s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1920s -- 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.

Keep exploring Thos

Nearby Names Like Thos

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Thos

Thomas Boy
#34 2,358,576 births
Thor Boy
#2840 4,857 births
Thornton Boy
#7683 3,132 births
Thompson Boy
#2335 2,725 births
Thorin Boy
#1376 2,301 births

Compare Thos side by side: Thos vs Thomas Thos vs Thor Thos vs Thornton

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Thos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1881–1928 (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 Thos 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.