Girls name
Thelma
Thelma is a girls' name given to 201,819 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1921 with 7,835 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in West Virginia in 1910.
Which states favor Thelma
Thelma by state
Top states by all-time births named Thelma. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 13,530 | #1346 (1990) |
| 2 | Texas | 12,891 | #3235 (2016) |
| 3 | North Carolina | 10,118 | #825 (1982) |
| 4 | Ohio | 9,885 | #785 (1989) |
| 5 | Kentucky | 9,391 | #477 (1984) |
| 6 | Virginia | 9,271 | #627 (1984) |
| 7 | Georgia | 9,090 | #1400 (1999) |
| 8 | New York | 8,936 | #2606 (2008) |
| 9 | Tennessee | 8,070 | #751 (1988) |
| 10 | South Carolina | 6,999 | #493 (1986) |
| 11 | Missouri | 6,884 | #633 (1982) |
| 12 | Louisiana | 6,626 | #629 (1986) |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 6,272 | #527 (1976) |
| 14 | Alabama | 6,214 | #629 (1984) |
| 15 | Illinois | 6,019 | #1576 (1989) |
| 16 | West Virginia | 5,952 | #330 (1977) |
| 17 | Mississippi | 5,950 | #571 (1981) |
| 18 | Indiana | 5,889 | #779 (1981) |
| 19 | Arkansas | 5,689 | #453 (1975) |
| 20 | Michigan | 5,158 | #1094 (1981) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).