How Many People Are Named Thompson?
people named Thompson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 177,735 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,748 babies named Thompson in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
76 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Thompson, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Thompson alive today is about 29 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Thompson first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2018, to 76 babies. In 2025, 64 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Thompson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #742, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #2,359.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,359 |
| Best rank | #742 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,639 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Thompson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Thompson were born in California than in any other state: about 65 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Thompson was given about 2.3 times as often in California.
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