Thompson

Given to 2,748 US babies since 1882

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14942

recorded as girls

#2332

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 5 · boys 59

Peak year

1891

8 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,748

since 1882

Born a Thompson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Thompson was most popular in 1891, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 59 babies were named Thompson, ranking #2332 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14942	59	2332
2024	5	15293	43	2915
2023	<5	—	34	3416
2022	8	11231	51	2616
2021	<5	—	61	2277
2020	<5	—	51	2505
2019	<5	—	61	2265
2018	<5	—	76	1937
2017	5	15902	55	2345
2016	<5	—	51	2477
2015	<5	—	56	2328
2014	<5	—	37	3038
2013	<5	—	33	3265
2012	<5	—	36	3115
2011	<5	—	26	3885
2010	<5	—	38	3014
2009	<5	—	32	3399
2008	<5	—	31	3486
2007	<5	—	37	3090
2006	<5	—	27	3686
2005	<5	—	29	3389
2004	<5	—	38	2741
2003	<5	—	31	3044
2002	<5	—	13	5395
2001	<5	—	23	3617
2000	<5	—	29	2993
1999	<5	—	33	2608
1998	<5	—	24	3191
1997	<5	—	26	2903
1996	<5	—	19	3549
1995	<5	—	19	3432
1994	<5	—	25	2847
1993	<5	—	32	2347
1992	<5	—	15	3920
1991	<5	—	21	2989
1990	<5	—	26	2553
1989	<5	—	33	2106
1988	<5	—	22	2599
1987	<5	—	15	3201
1986	<5	—	21	2510
1985	<5	—	6	5785
1984	<5	—	13	3270
1983	<5	—	12	3411
1982	<5	—	18	2596
1981	<5	—	5	6262
1980	<5	—	16	2831
1979	<5	—	19	2465
1978	<5	—	10	3614
1977	<5	—	11	3386
1976	<5	—	15	2709
1975	<5	—	13	2902
1974	<5	—	7	4190
1973	<5	—	15	2513
1972	<5	—	10	3152
1971	<5	—	7	3963
1970	<5	—	12	2739
1969	<5	—	12	2549
1968	<5	—	12	2445
1967	<5	—	13	2242
1966	<5	—	8	2986
1965	<5	—	16	1987
1964	<5	—	19	1850
1963	<5	—	12	2414
1962	<5	—	12	2364
1961	<5	—	18	1948
1960	<5	—	14	2210
1959	<5	—	16	2033
1958	<5	—	21	1724
1957	<5	—	19	1837
1956	<5	—	20	1765
1955	<5	—	17	1902
1954	<5	—	16	1956
1953	<5	—	14	2099
1952	<5	—	22	1615
1951	<5	—	30	1344
1950	<5	—	22	1572
1949	<5	—	23	1544
1948	<5	—	28	1378
1947	<5	—	16	1916
1946	<5	—	18	1692
1945	<5	—	18	1581
1944	<5	—	22	1438
1943	<5	—	16	1833
1942	<5	—	23	1467
1941	<5	—	22	1446
1940	<5	—	19	1573
1939	<5	—	19	1532
1938	<5	—	16	1741
1937	<5	—	17	1688
1936	<5	—	14	1872
1935	<5	—	9	2529
1934	<5	—	17	1725
1933	<5	—	18	1644
1932	<5	—	13	2101
1931	<5	—	11	2328
1930	<5	—	24	1496
1929	<5	—	21	1611
1928	<5	—	17	1902
1927	<5	—	15	2121
1926	<5	—	22	1605
1925	<5	—	19	1806
1924	<5	—	28	1414
1923	<5	—	18	1874
1922	<5	—	19	1827
1921	<5	—	19	1829
1920	<5	—	29	1348
1919	<5	—	16	1973
1918	<5	—	32	1231
1917	<5	—	17	1815
1916	<5	—	26	1335
1915	<5	—	26	1306
1914	<5	—	14	1687
1913	<5	—	8	2092
1912	<5	—	13	1353
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	10	1045
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	8	999
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	5	1233
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	6	1013
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	5	1074
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	8	700
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	8	679
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years