Thelma

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Thelma is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 226,571 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 225,429 as girls and 1,142 as boys. Thelma gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #355 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 32
2023 23
2022 26
2021 31
2020 27
2019 22
2018 27
2017 26
2016 32
2015 27
2014 25
2013 19
2012 27
2011 14
2010 20
2009 35
2008 30
2007 28
2006 34
2005 42
2004 31
2003 40
2002 31
2001 58
2000 50
1999 48
1998 62
1997 41
1996 48
1995 79
1994 70
1993 72
1992 89
1991 86
1990 92
1989 95
1988 84
1987 92
1986 105
1985 101
1984 122
1983 119
1982 152
1981 152
1980 148
1979 164
1978 171
1977 195
1976 193
1975 198
1974 238
1973 219
1972 225
1971 281
1970 274
1969 323
1968 400
1967 388
1966 475
1965 579
1964 654
1963 728
1962 757
1961 777
1960 843
1959 898
1958 853
1957 967
1956 1,078
1955 1,116
1954 1,249
1953 1,300
1952 1,364
1951 1,528
1950 1,458
1949 1,634
1948 1,773
1947 1,914
1946 1,802
1945 1,858
1944 2,011
1943 2,222
1942 2,270
1941 2,377
1940 2,472
1939 2,720
1938 2,882
1937 3,081
1936 3,229
1935 3,221
1934 3,676
1933 3,661
1932 4,299
1931 4,477
1930 5,284
1929 5,508
1928 6,011
1927 6,331
1926 6,620
1925 6,864
1924 7,361
1923 7,408
1922 7,281
1921 7,871
1920 7,846
1919 7,600
1918 7,784
1917 7,273
1916 7,320
1915 6,790
1914 5,519
1913 4,624
1912 4,203
1911 3,178
1910 2,993
1909 2,624
1908 2,534
1907 2,352
1906 2,126
1905 1,955
1904 1,766
1903 1,488
1902 1,315
1901 1,090
1900 1,094
1899 736
1898 605
1897 425
1896 265
1895 173
1894 70
1893 42
1892 33
1891 25
1890 22
1889 24
1888 15
1887 7
1886 12
1884 7
1883 6
1880 5