How Many People Are Named Thomson?
An estimated 228 people in the United States have the first name Thomson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Thomson peaked in popularity in 2016 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thomson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thomson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
228
About 1 in 1,503,309 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2016
15 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thomson
Thomson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thomson as a male name
Ranked #12,092 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2016 (15 births)
Thomson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thomson span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 68 babies were registered. Thomson has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thomson by Decade
How has Thomson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thomson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thomson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thomson
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Thomson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thomson?
We estimate approximately 228 people named Thomson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,503,309 Americans share this first name.
Is Thomson a common name?
Thomson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thomson most popular?
Thomson reached peak popularity in 2016, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thomson is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thomson a male name?
Thomson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thomson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thomson Smith, Thomson Johnson, Thomson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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