Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishThelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel Thelma. Although the character was supposed to be Norwegian, it is not a traditional Scandinavian name.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Thelma yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1 | #24 |
| 1941 | 1 | #92 |
| 1942 | 1 | #204 |
| 1949 | 2 | #78 |
| 1953 | 3 | #923 |
| 1954 | 3 | #936 |
| 1955 | 4 | #891 |
| 1956 | 3 | #946 |
| 1957 | 3 | #968 |
| 1958 | 4 | #924 |
| 1959 | 4 | #954 |
| 1960 | 3 | #1,032 |
| 1961 | 3 | #1,049 |
| 1962 | 7 | #802 |
| 1963 | 5 | #921 |
| 1964 | 2 | #1,224 |
| 1965 | 2 | #1,240 |
| 1966 | 4 | #1,027 |
| 1967 | 3 | #1,127 |
| 1968 | 3 | #1,150 |
| 1969 | 4 | #1,090 |
| 1970 | 3 | #1,123 |
| 1971 | 3 | #1,139 |
| 1972 | 7 | #859 |
| 1973 | 2 | #1,266 |
| 1974 | 2 | #1,250 |
| 1975 | 5 | #959 |
| 1976 | 4 | #1,045 |
| 1977 | 4 | #1,039 |
| 1978 | 4 | #1,072 |
| 1979 | 5 | #1,001 |
| 1980 | 4 | #1,127 |
| 1982 | 2 | #1,427 |
| 1983 | 1 | #1,690 |
| 1984 | 1 | #1,707 |
| 1985 | 1 | #1,723 |
| 1992 | 1 | #1,836 |
| 1993 | 1 | #1,844 |
| 1994 | 1 | #1,847 |
| 1995 | 1 | #1,848 |
| 1996 | 4 | #1,246 |
| 2002 | 3 | #1,380 |
| 2003 | 3 | #1,353 |
