Is Thelma a boy or girl name?
Thelma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 0 boys were named Thelma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 226,571 US babies named Thelma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,446
- Babies named Thelma since 1880
- 226,571
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 7,871 babies
Boys and girls named Thelma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
| 1890s | 11 | 2,385 | 99.5% |
| 1900s | 79 | 18,265 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 273 | 57,011 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 334 | 68,767 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 276 | 36,254 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 104 | 20,229 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 36 | 11,775 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 29 | 5,895 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,158 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,170 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 687 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 379 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 239 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 139 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,446 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,534 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,158 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,498 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,867 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,777 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,995 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,176 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,523 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,114 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,441 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,704 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,241 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,583 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,608 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,360 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,999 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,218 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,354 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,579 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,486 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,583 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,173 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,632 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,901 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,849 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,303 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,973 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,627 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,817 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,023 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,701 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,709 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,632 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,521 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,578 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,432 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,292 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,322 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,132 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,131 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 152 | #979 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 152 | #970 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 148 | #994 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 164 | #910 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 171 | #864 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 195 | #778 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 193 | #753 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 198 | #737 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 238 | #644 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 219 | #686 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 225 | #666 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 281 | #607 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 274 | #623 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,964 | 318 | #554 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 400 | #480 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 388 | #482 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 475 | #426 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 579 | #380 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 654 | #372 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,621 | 721 | #353 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,576 | 752 | #345 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,603 | 772 | #339 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,631 | 836 | #326 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 898 | #305 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,903 | 847 | #316 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 967 | #291 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #254 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,541 | 1,105 | #246 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,147 | 1,241 | #228 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,286 | 1,295 | #223 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,694 | 1,358 | #209 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,528 | #189 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,458 | #187 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,785 | 1,625 | #172 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,601 | 1,763 | #163 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,348 | 1,902 | #153 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,900 | 1,794 | #150 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,731 | 1,853 | #131 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,975 | 1,997 | #131 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,271 | 2,210 | #127 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,138 | 2,257 | #121 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,475 | 2,367 | #108 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,307 | 2,461 | #101 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,387 | 2,696 | #88 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,808 | 2,866 | #86 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,625 | 3,062 | #78 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,179 | 3,197 | #74 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,191 | 3,189 | #76 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,239 | 3,646 | #65 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,359 | 3,636 | #57 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,354 | 4,272 | #51 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,127 | 4,440 | #53 |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,231 | 5,250 | #45 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,267 | 5,476 | #41 |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,270 | 5,978 | #40 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,463 | 6,304 | #38 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,217 | 6,584 | #36 |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,106 | 6,823 | #35 |
| 1924 | 45 | #1,069 | 7,316 | #33 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,382 | 7,379 | #31 |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,465 | 7,254 | #31 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,325 | 7,839 | #30 |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,297 | 7,814 | #31 |
| 1919 | 42 | #1,062 | 7,558 | #31 |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,029 | 7,740 | #32 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,317 | 7,245 | #32 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,237 | 7,290 | #29 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,260 | 6,762 | #30 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,255 | 5,496 | #26 |
| 1913 | 29 | #929 | 4,595 | #26 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,054 | 4,183 | #26 |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,032 | 3,166 | #27 |
| 1910 | 17 | #751 | 2,976 | #25 |
| 1909 | 12 | #888 | 2,612 | #26 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,103 | 2,526 | #26 |
| 1907 | 13 | #771 | 2,339 | #28 |
| 1906 | 12 | #750 | 2,114 | #31 |
| 1905 | 10 | #833 | 1,945 | #36 |
| 1904 | 9 | #869 | 1,757 | #37 |
| 1903 | 9 | #839 | 1,479 | #47 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,129 | 1,309 | #52 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 1,090 | #57 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 1,094 | #73 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 736 | #78 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 605 | #99 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,049 | 419 | #117 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,256 | 260 | #168 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 173 | #205 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 70 | #335 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 42 | #421 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 33 | #478 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 25 | #522 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 22 | #568 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 24 | #531 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 15 | #685 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,026 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 12 | #688 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #920 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #915 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #936 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Thelma reached #750 in 1906. As a girl name, it reached #25 in 1910. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.