Thelbert
Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 931since 1908
Thelbert over time
Rank among boys' names. Thelbert has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1985 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | — | |
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| 1980 | #4,940 | 7 |
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| 1974 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,365 | 7 |
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| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1948 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #1,532 | 19 |
| 1938 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #1,444 | 22 |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 26 |
| 1935 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1933 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,463 | 25 |
| 1929 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #1,748 | 20 |
| 1926 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1925 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #1,380 | 29 |
| 1923 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #1,503 | 25 |
| 1921 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #1,710 | 20 |
| 1917 | #1,643 | 20 |
| 1916 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #1,306 | 26 |
| 1914 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1912 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Thelbert! It came in at #1,373, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1908–1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Thelbert is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#485 · 1 in 6,325
- Texas#774 · 1 in 9,201
Best ever in a state: #321 in North Carolina, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| North Carolina | #485 | 5 | 1 in 6,325 |
| Texas | #774 | 6 | 1 in 9,201 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Thelbert
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1985
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 1913 at #1,112 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1914, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 24,408 boys born in 1913 were named Thelbert (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 369,642 boys born in 1985 (0.00%)
- 24.7% of all boys named Thelbert (230) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | #1,373 (1908) | #1,407 |
| 1910s | 153 | #1,112 (1913) | #1,573 |
| 1920s | 230 | #1,296 (1921) | #1,610 |
| 1930s | 216 | #1,296 (1936) | #1,500 |
| 1940s | 157 | #1,559 (1948) | #1,882 |
| 1950s | 91 | #2,251 (1952) | #2,586 |
| 1960s | 38 | #2,871 (1960) | #3,192 |
| 1970s | 19 | #3,658 (1971) | #4,442 |
| 1980s | 17 | #4,940 (1980) | #5,900 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Thelbert in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 41,587 of them was named Thelbert, which outranked 67.7% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,361Willy26
- #1,361Wilma26
- #1,361Winthrop26
- #1,394Thelbert25
- #1,394Adolf25
- #1,394Alfonse25
- #1,394Anselmo25
- #1,427Adell24
- #1,427Alphonzo24
- #1,427Ansel24
Tied with 32 names at #1,394; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.