NameTides

Thompson

Thompson was the #2,332 boys' name in the US in 2025 (59 babies).

Thompson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
Thompson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020US
Thompson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern Ireland
2025#2,332 (59)——
2024#2,915 (43)——
2023#3,416 (34)—#395 (3)
2022#2,616 (51)——
2021#2,277 (61)——
2020#2,505 (51)——
2019#2,265 (61)——
2018#1,937 (76)——
2017#2,345 (55)#4,812 (3)—
2016#2,477 (51)#4,810 (3)—
2015#2,328 (56)——
2014#3,038 (37)——
2013#3,265 (33)——
2012#3,115 (36)——
2011#3,885 (26)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1887 at #679.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Next year

On its recent trend, Thompson is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 37,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 63,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Thompson by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Thompson (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500