Thompson is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Thompson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,359 among boys (59) and #17,051 among girls (5) — overall #4,786 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | #17,051 | #2,359 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | #17,474 | #2,950 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,466 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | #12,149 | #2,643 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,298 |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,542 |
| 2019 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,288 |
| 2018 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,956 |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 | #18,218 | #2,380 |
| 2016 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,512 |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,352 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,084 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,331 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,168 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,974 |
| 2010 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,066 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,469 |
| 2008 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,555 |
| 2007 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,128 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,772 |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,445 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,109 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,694 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,712 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,068 |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,291 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | — | #2,973 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | — | #3,661 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | — | #3,543 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | — | #2,394 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | — | #4,085 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | — | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1989 | 33 | — | — | #2,143 |
| 1988 | 22 | — | — | #2,674 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,325 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | #2,594 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,462 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | — | #3,441 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | — | #3,613 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,699 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,192 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | — | #2,948 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,560 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,827 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | — | #3,584 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | — | #2,810 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | — | #3,064 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,588 |
| 1973 | 15 | — | — | #2,598 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,325 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,340 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,878 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | — | #2,340 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,224 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1964 | 19 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,526 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,494 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | — | #1,994 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,305 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | — | #2,101 |
| 1958 | 21 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | — | #1,884 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1954 | 16 | — | — | #2,038 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,178 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,657 |
| 1951 | 30 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1949 | 23 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1948 | 28 | — | — | #1,399 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | — | #1,984 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,753 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | — | #1,625 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | — | #1,476 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,903 |
| 1942 | 23 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1941 | 22 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | — | #1,620 |
| 1939 | 19 | — | — | #1,574 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,809 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,956 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,698 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | — | #1,780 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | — | #2,183 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,452 |
| 1930 | 24 | — | — | #1,530 |
| 1929 | 21 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | — | #1,956 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1923 | 18 | — | — | #1,937 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,877 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | — | #2,051 |
| 1918 | 32 | — | — | #1,251 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1916 | 26 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1915 | 26 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | — | #1,766 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,253 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,718 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #974 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #867 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #761 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #742 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,081 |