Is Thompson a boy or girl name?
Thompson is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 43 boys were named Thompson, so 10.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 2,684 US babies named Thompson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,934
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,413
- Babies named Thompson since 1882
- 2,684
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 76 babies
Boys and girls named Thompson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 240 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 290 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 469 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 240 | 13 | 5.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43 | #2,934 | 5 | #17,413 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,463 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,643 | 8 | #12,143 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,379 | 5 | #18,212 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,331 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,692 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,291 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,661 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,543 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,936 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,085 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,099 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,324 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,462 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,440 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,612 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,192 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,948 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,560 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,588 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,324 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,340 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Thompson reached #742 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #12,143 in 2022. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Thompson
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.