Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Thompson

#2,576 most common boys' name of all time · #6,217 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1882–2025

Rank among boys
#2,576
Rank overall
#6,217 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
128 of 146
All-time
2,748
Since 2016
565
Peak year
2018 #1,941
Best rank
#741 1887
Girls Boys peak 76/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Thompson first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 59 64 #2,335
2024 5 43 48 #2,921
2023 — 34 34 #3,423
2022 8 51 59 #2,620
2021 — 61 61 #2,279
2020 — 51 51 #2,509
2019 — 61 61 #2,267
2018 — 76 76 #1,941
2017 5 55 60 #2,349
2016 — 51 51 #2,481
2015 — 56 56 #2,329
2014 — 37 37 #3,042
2013 — 33 33 #3,266
2012 — 36 36 #3,122
2011 — 26 26 #3,890
2010 — 38 38 #3,019
2009 — 32 32 #3,400
2008 — 31 31 #3,489
2007 — 37 37 #3,092
2006 — 27 27 #3,692
2005 — 29 29 #3,393
2004 — 38 38 #2,744
2003 — 31 31 #3,049
2002 — 13 13 #5,414
2001 — 23 23 #3,622
2000 — 29 29 #2,999
1999 — 33 33 #2,616
1998 — 24 24 #3,207
1997 — 26 26 #2,907
1996 — 19 19 #3,559
1995 — 19 19 #3,443
1994 — 25 25 #2,860
1993 — 32 32 #2,352
1992 — 15 15 #3,930
1991 — 21 21 #2,998
1990 — 26 26 #2,563
1989 — 33 33 #2,117
1988 — 22 22 #2,610
1987 — 15 15 #3,217
1986 — 21 21 #2,527
1985 — 6 6 #5,819
1984 — 13 13 #3,288
1983 — 12 12 #3,433
1982 — 18 18 #2,608
1981 — 5 5 #6,323
1980 — 16 16 #2,850
1979 — 19 19 #2,484
1978 — 10 10 #3,636
1977 — 11 11 #3,413
1976 — 15 15 #2,729
1975 — 13 13 #2,924
1974 — 7 7 #4,225
1973 — 15 15 #2,530
1972 — 10 10 #3,180
1971 — 7 7 #4,020
1970 — 12 12 #2,762
1969 — 12 12 #2,576
1968 — 12 12 #2,467
1967 — 13 13 #2,267
1966 — 8 8 #3,025
1965 — 16 16 #2,006
1964 — 19 19 #1,860
1963 — 12 12 #2,443
1962 — 12 12 #2,395
1961 — 18 18 #1,958
1960 — 14 14 #2,228
1959 — 16 16 #2,050
1958 — 21 21 #1,739
1957 — 19 19 #1,846
1956 — 20 20 #1,777
1955 — 17 17 #1,917
1954 — 16 16 #1,975
1953 — 14 14 #2,114
1952 — 22 22 #1,633
1951 — 30 30 #1,355
1950 — 22 22 #1,582
1949 — 23 23 #1,554
1948 — 28 28 #1,386
1947 — 16 16 #1,932
1946 — 18 18 #1,715
1945 — 18 18 #1,594
1944 — 22 22 #1,450
1943 — 16 16 #1,858
1942 — 23 23 #1,481
1941 — 22 22 #1,458
1940 — 19 19 #1,587
1939 — 19 19 #1,543
1938 — 16 16 #1,764
1937 — 17 17 #1,709
1936 — 14 14 #1,903
1935 — 9 9 #2,572
1934 — 17 17 #1,741
1933 — 18 18 #1,661
1932 — 13 13 #2,124
1931 — 11 11 #2,363
1930 — 24 24 #1,510
1929 — 21 21 #1,631
1928 — 17 17 #1,921
1927 — 15 15 #2,136
1926 — 22 22 #1,632
1925 — 19 19 #1,830
1924 — 28 28 #1,429
1923 — 18 18 #1,896
1922 — 19 19 #1,840
1921 — 19 19 #1,851
1920 — 29 29 #1,361
1919 — 16 16 #2,004
1918 — 32 32 #1,245
1917 — 17 17 #1,844
1916 — 26 26 #1,349
1915 — 26 26 #1,323
1914 — 14 14 #1,714
1913 — 8 8 #2,133
1912 — 13 13 #1,375
1911 — 6 6 #1,610
1910 — 10 10 #1,092
1909 — 5 5 #1,533
1907 — 8 8 #1,059
1905 — 5 5 #1,313
1902 — 6 6 #1,090
1899 — 6 6 #1,020
1898 — 5 5 #1,205
1896 — 7 7 #955
1895 — 8 8 #857
1894 — 5 5 #1,163
1891 — 8 8 #759
1887 — 8 8 #741
1882 — 5 5 #1,091