Thompson

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Tom; son of twin.

Babies a year
59
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Thompson by the numbers

Thompson was given to 59 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 56 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Tom

Like Thompson, each of these traces back to Tom: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Tomtwin; diminutive of Thomas31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tommy-Leetwin; meadow; compound of Tom and Lee60 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Thompson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Thomasontwin; patronymic form of Thomas7 in the US (2017)
  • Thomsonson of thomas; patronymic form5 in the US (2017)
  • Thorsonson of thor the thunder god6 in the US (2017)
  • Thorntontown with thorn bushes or hawthorn trees13 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Thompson

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