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Thompson
OriginEnglish
Meaning"son of Tom"
About Thompson
Thompson is not as popular as Jackson or Harrison, but a novel way to circumvent Junior for the son of a Thomas.
Pronounced TAWM-sun.
As of October 2026, Thompson ranked #2359 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #742 in 1887.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,084 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | #2,352 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | #2,512 | 51 | 26.9 |
| 2017 | #2,379 | 55 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | #1,956 | 76 | 41.8 |
| 2019 | #2,286 | 61 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,542 | 51 | 29.5 |
| 2021 | #2,296 | 61 | 34.9 |
| 2022 | #2,643 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #3,463 | 34 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | #2,934 | 43 | 25 |
| 2025 | #2,359 | 59 | 34.5 |
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Thompson on lists
Famous Thompsons
- Thompson
member of boyband Kingsland Road (born Jon James 'JJ' Thompson)
- Colin Thompson
Australian Author
- Dearon Thompson
American rapper
- Damani Thompson
male American rapper
Thompson in pop culture
- [Mr.] Thompson
character in short story "Nerdified" of "Nerds Rule the School" series by author Tina Tirrell
- Thompson
a minor character on the Disney Channel series Gravity Falls.
Variations & nicknames
Thompson in blog posts
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