Thompson

Boy

Thompson is a boys' name, meaning “son of Thomas”. In 2025 it ranked 2,332nd for boys in the US (59 babies).

What does Thompson mean?

“son of Thomas”

A British surname transferred from the given name.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Thompson a girl's or a boy's name?

Thompson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 59 boys in the US.

How popular is Thompson in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 3 boys.

2000Busiest: 3 in 20002023

Thompson in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2023	3	#5,193
2022	2	#6,336
2021	0	–
2020	0	–
2019	0	–
2018	1	#6,277
2017	3	#4,995
2016	3	#5,015
2015	0	–
2014	1	#6,179
2013	0	–
2012	0	–
2011	0	–
2010	0	–
2009	0	–
2008	0	–
2007	3	#4,486
2006	1	#5,377
2005	0	–
2004	0	–
2003	0	–
2002	0	–
2001	0	–
2000	3	#3,146

How popular is Thompson in the US?

Rank in 2025: #2,332among boys
Babies in 2025: 59about 1 in 29,000 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 28% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 59 boys in the US were named Thompson, making it the 2,332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,504th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 1882. 5 girls were also named Thompson in 2025 (14,937th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Thompson in the US since 1880 were born between 1943 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

1882Busiest: 76 in 20182025

Thompson in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	59	#2,332
2024	43	#2,915
2023	34	#3,414
2022	51	#2,615
2021	61	#2,276
2020	51	#2,504
2019	61	#2,264
2018	76	#1,936
2017	55	#2,344
2016	51	#2,477
2015	56	#2,327
2014	37	#3,036
2013	33	#3,263
2012	36	#3,113
2011	26	#3,883
2010	38	#3,013
2009	32	#3,397
2008	31	#3,483
2007	37	#3,088
2006	27	#3,684
2005	29	#3,385
2004	38	#2,737
2003	31	#3,040
2002	13	#5,388
2001	23	#3,612
2000	29	#2,987
1999	33	#2,604
1998	24	#3,187
1997	26	#2,899
1996	19	#3,543
1995	19	#3,426
1994	25	#2,842
1993	32	#2,341
1992	15	#3,912
1991	21	#2,983
1990	26	#2,548
1989	33	#2,100
1988	22	#2,594
1987	15	#3,197
1986	21	#2,508
1985	6	#5,780
1984	13	#3,268
1983	12	#3,410
1982	18	#2,595
1981	5	#6,260
1980	16	#2,830
1979	19	#2,464
1978	10	#3,613
1977	11	#3,384
1976	15	#2,708
1975	13	#2,900
1974	7	#4,188
1973	15	#2,511
1972	10	#3,150
1971	7	#3,961
1970	12	#2,738
1969	12	#2,548
1968	12	#2,444
1967	13	#2,241
1966	8	#2,985
1965	16	#1,986
1964	19	#1,849
1963	12	#2,413
1962	12	#2,363
1961	18	#1,947
1960	14	#2,209
1959	16	#2,032
1958	21	#1,723
1957	19	#1,836
1956	20	#1,764
1955	17	#1,901
1954	16	#1,955
1953	14	#2,098
1952	22	#1,614
1951	30	#1,343
1950	22	#1,571
1949	23	#1,543
1948	28	#1,377
1947	16	#1,915
1946	18	#1,691
1945	18	#1,580
1944	22	#1,437
1943	16	#1,832
1942	23	#1,467
1941	22	#1,446
1940	19	#1,573
1939	19	#1,532
1938	16	#1,741
1937	17	#1,688
1936	14	#1,872
1935	9	#2,529
1934	17	#1,725
1933	18	#1,644
1932	13	#2,101
1931	11	#2,327
1930	24	#1,496
1929	21	#1,611
1928	17	#1,902
1927	15	#2,121
1926	22	#1,605
1925	19	#1,805
1924	28	#1,414
1923	18	#1,873
1922	19	#1,827
1921	19	#1,828
1920	29	#1,348
1919	16	#1,972
1918	32	#1,231
1917	17	#1,814
1916	26	#1,335
1915	26	#1,306
1914	14	#1,686
1913	8	#2,091
1912	13	#1,352
1911	6	#1,536
1910	10	#1,044
1909	5	#1,439
1908	0	–
1907	8	#998
1906	0	–
1905	5	#1,232
1904	0	–
1903	0	–
1902	6	#1,012
1901	0	–
1900	0	–
1899	6	#927
1898	5	#1,120
1897	0	–
1896	7	#899
1895	8	#794
1894	5	#1,073
1893	0	–
1892	0	–
1891	8	#699
1890	0	–
1889	0	–
1888	0	–
1887	8	#679
1886	0	–
1885	0	–
1884	0	–
1883	0	–
1882	5	#942

Names like Thompson

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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