Thelmer

THEHL-mer /ˈθɛlmɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Thelmer is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Thelmer is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1938. Thelmer was first reported in SSA data in 1910 and peaked in 1915 (13 births).

About the name Thelmer

PronunciationTHEHL-mer /ˈθɛlmɚ/

Names similar to Thelmer

How popular is Thelmer?

Boys named Thelmer
1910191519201925193019351938
Boys named Thelmer per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1910–1938 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1938) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Thelmer
191319151920192519301931
Girls named Thelmer per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1910–1938 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1938) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Thelmer total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19385——#3,990
19355——#4,098
19345——#4,148
19316—#4,291—
19296—#4,513—
19275——#4,736
192616—#3,532#3,670
192513—#4,908#3,712
19248——#3,475
19235——#4,819
192210——#2,989
192118—#3,634#3,189
192013—#5,679#3,472
191912——#2,498
191810——#2,859
19176——#3,925
19166——#3,841
191513——#2,168
19149——#2,435
19136—#3,145—
19127——#2,246
19105——#1,817