Thompson
Thompson was the 2359th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 742nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7 places. More babies were named Thompson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,359 boys, up 183 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201876 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,748babies recorded
Thompson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,051 | #2,359 | 5 | 59 |
| 2020 | — | #2,542 | — | 51 |
| 2010 | — | #3,066 | — | 38 |
| 2000 | — | #3,068 | — | 29 |
| 1990 | — | #2,622 | — | 26 |
| 1980 | — | #2,948 | — | 16 |
| 1970 | — | #2,878 | — | 12 |
| 1960 | — | #2,305 | — | 14 |
| 1950 | — | #1,612 | — | 22 |
| 1940 | — | #1,620 | — | 19 |
| 1930 | — | #1,530 | — | 24 |
| 1920 | — | #1,377 | — | 29 |
| 1910 | — | #1,111 | — | 10 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Thompson, counting every spelling?
Thompson has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thompson?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thompson (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thompson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thompson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thompson?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Thompson are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 9 and 45. That makes Thompson mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Thompson by state
How common Thompson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Thompson
How popular is the name Thompson?
Thompson was the 2359th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 742nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7 places. More babies were named Thompson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Thompson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Thompson in the US.
Where is Thompson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Thompson was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Ohio.