First Name THELMA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • THELMA is ranked as the 454th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 127,449.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 39.97 people named THELMA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named THELMA is 72,024.
  • The SSA data also shows that THELMA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names THELMA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 127,449 +/-1.0%
  • National Rank 454
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 40.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 72,024
  • National Rank 656
  • Percentile Rank 99.29%
  • Proportion/100k 22.59

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name THELMA is 71.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic origin, 16.2% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name THELMA have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name THELMA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English feminine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name THELMA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.8% 63.9% 7.9%
Hispanic origin 8.2% 16.3% -8.1%
Black 16.2% 12.3% 3.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named THELMA is California where 14,292 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named THELMA, as 89.44 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Connecticut (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names THELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,073 23.85 98.9% Indiana 2,682 40.65 98.6% Iowa 1,207 38.85 98.2% Kansas 1,076 37.05 97.1% Michigan 4,360 44 99.4% Minnesota 807 14.79 98.2% Missouri 1,855 61.95 98.3% Nebraska 434 23.05 94.9% North Dakota 137 18.49 87.4% Ohio 4,806 41.45 99.0% South Dakota 203 23.84 89.6% Wisconsin 869 15.1 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name THELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,073 23.85 98.9%
Indiana 2,682 40.65 98.6%
Iowa 1,207 38.85 98.2%
Kansas 1,076 37.05 97.1%
Michigan 4,360 44 99.4%
Minnesota 807 14.79 98.2%
Missouri 1,855 61.95 98.3%
Nebraska 434 23.05 94.9%
North Dakota 137 18.49 87.4%
Ohio 4,806 41.45 99.0%
South Dakota 203 23.84 89.6%
Wisconsin 869 15.1 98.1%
West State Statistics First-Names THELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 87.0% Arizona 1,413 20.99 97.6% California 14,292 36.83 99.6% Colorado 783 14.63 96.9% Hawaii 554 39.02 97.5% Idaho 390 23.88 94.4% Montana 251 24.52 91.8% Nevada 642 22.61 96.5% New Mexico 561 26.92 94.9% Oregon 1,125 28.34 97.5% Utah 472 16.04 95.1% Washington 2,230 31.58 99.0% Wyoming 131 22.35 87.8%

West States
State stats for the first name THELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 87.0%
Arizona 1,413 20.99 97.6%
California 14,292 36.83 99.6%
Colorado 783 14.63 96.9%
Hawaii 554 39.02 97.5%
Idaho 390 23.88 94.4%
Montana 251 24.52 91.8%
Nevada 642 22.61 96.5%
New Mexico 561 26.92 94.9%
Oregon 1,125 28.34 97.5%
Utah 472 16.04 95.1%
Washington 2,230 31.58 99.0%
Wyoming 131 22.35 87.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names THELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 276 7.68 95.3% Maine 234 17.61 91.7% Massachusetts 851 12.62 97.2% New Hampshire 121 9.15 89.8% New Jersey 1,407 15.74 98.2% New York 6,257 31.69 99.5% Pennsylvania 4,435 34.68 99.1% Rhode Island 100 9.5 90.0% Vermont 216 34.41 94.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name THELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 276 7.68 95.3%
Maine 234 17.61 91.7%
Massachusetts 851 12.62 97.2%
New Hampshire 121 9.15 89.8%
New Jersey 1,407 15.74 98.2%
New York 6,257 31.69 99.5%
Pennsylvania 4,435 34.68 99.1%
Rhode Island 100 9.5 90.0%
Vermont 216 34.41 94.5%
South State Statistics First-Names THELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,263 46.67 98.6% Arkansas 1,544 52.05 98.0% Delaware 320 34.21 97.3% Dist. of Columbia 277 42 96.9% Florida 10,440 52.48 99.7% Georgia 4,401 43.59 99.2% Kentucky 2,547 57.72 98.4% Louisiana 2,358 50.71 98.5% Maryland 2,287 38.27 99.0% Mississippi 1,855 61.95 98.3% North Carolina 6,372 64.08 99.5% Oklahoma 1,824 47.03 98.1% South Carolina 2,837 58.72 98.7% Tennessee 3,613 55.16 99.0% Texas 14,007 51.96 99.7% Virginia 4,072 48.9 99.1% West Virginia 1,655 89.44 97.4%

South States
State stats for the first name THELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,263 46.67 98.6%
Arkansas 1,544 52.05 98.0%
Delaware 320 34.21 97.3%
Dist. of Columbia 277 42 96.9%
Florida 10,440 52.48 99.7%
Georgia 4,401 43.59 99.2%
Kentucky 2,547 57.72 98.4%
Louisiana 2,358 50.71 98.5%
Maryland 2,287 38.27 99.0%
Mississippi 1,855 61.95 98.3%
North Carolina 6,372 64.08 99.5%
Oklahoma 1,824 47.03 98.1%
South Carolina 2,837 58.72 98.7%
Tennessee 3,613 55.16 99.0%
Texas 14,007 51.96 99.7%
Virginia 4,072 48.9 99.1%
West Virginia 1,655 89.44 97.4%
 

Full Names with THELMA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have THELMA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named THELMA.

The most popular full name is THELMA Smith. 1.08% of all the people named THELMA have this family name.

There are 11148 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name THELMA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 THELMA Smith 1.08%
2 THELMA Johnson 0.97%
3 THELMA Williams 0.85%
4 THELMA Jones 0.72%
5 THELMA Brown 0.72%
6 THELMA Davis 0.57%
7 THELMA Miller 0.49%
8 THELMA Taylor 0.46%
9 THELMA Wilson 0.39%
10 THELMA Jackson 0.37%
11 THELMA Moore 0.35%
12 THELMA Thompson 0.33%
13 THELMA King 0.31%
14 THELMA Robinson 0.31%
15 THELMA Hall 0.30%
16 THELMA Hill 0.30%
17 THELMA Clark 0.30%
18 THELMA Harris 0.29%
19 THELMA Thomas 0.28%
20 THELMA White 0.28%