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Thelma

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What official birth registration shows about Thelma: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Thelma: Recorded since 1945, with a gap of 18 years, it reached #134 in 2022, and it stood at #168 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #2320 to #5581.200020052012201720212025#2320#5581
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#3848
1999#3900
2000#3247
2001#3262
2002#3409
2004#2530
2005#3970
2006#2320
2007#3667
2010#4012
2012#4838
2014#4684
2015#4736
2016#4763
2017#2925
2018#3178
2019#4001
2020#3899
2021#5581
2022#4645
2023#3598
2024#4192
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 28 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #168 among girls in Norway, #2605 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #365 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #134 in Norway in 2022.

Thelma's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#40015HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#31787HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#25307HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#32474HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#16830HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#15232HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#16431HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#13437HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#14632HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#18626HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#15234HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#20725HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#21025HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#28018HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#20228HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#22925HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#25522HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#28418HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#21526HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#21128HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#23723HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#27719HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#29117HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#28117HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#29716HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#32014HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#32313HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#35711HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5615HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5745HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5516HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#3654HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#4574HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4454HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#31010HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#27513HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#24216HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#3319HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#29912HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#29712HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#30312HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3319HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#29611HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3129HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#23217HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3009HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#30510HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#28510HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#2899HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#2968HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#3037HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#2877HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#2886HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#3254HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#3005HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Thelma is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Thelma, between 1945 and 2025, in 56 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2022Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1975England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200619452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202528#134 in 2022
Republic of Ireland1964–199126#232 in 1975
England and Wales1998–202523#2320 in 2006

Its high point came 47 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1975) than in Norway (2022).

No registrar recorded it for 18 years after 1945; it appears again in 1964.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Thelma

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #134 in Norway in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.