Thelma Forename

2,925th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 356,377 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Thelma Forename Definition:

A Greek name, meaning: A nursling.

Thelma Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
146,5021:2,475451
Philippines
 
99%
80,5091:1,317264
South Africa
100%
18,5141:2,945537
England
100%
17,0351:3,264445
Guatemala
 
99%
14,2551:1,130239
Mexico
100%
13,0871:9,486853
Ghana
100%
10,0011:2,698423
Canada
100%
5,2491:6,312900
Dominican Republic-4,9541:2,106341
Brazil
100%
4,9501:43,2803,202
Nicaragua
100%
4,5251:1,330256
Nigeria
100%
4,3941:40,4113,203
Jamaica-4,3011:670170
Zambia-3,5021:4,527650
Honduras
100%
2,7231:3,238494
Wales
100%
1,6901:1,831349
El Salvador-1,1341:5,592551
Argentina
100%
1,1001:38,8851,262
Liberia
 
98%
9841:4,484558
Australia-9451:14,4531,154
Panama
100%
8651:4,516801
Zimbabwe
100%
8421:18,3182,053
Indonesia-7861:328,19827,830
Bahamas-7351:543126
Costa Rica
100%
7071:6,744751
Scotland
100%
6791:7,880613
Papua New Guinea
 
99%
6661:12,2411,234
New Zealand-6471:7,011870
Malawi
100%
6131:27,9162,262
Barbados-5691:509116
Saudi Arabia-5251:58,6916,867
India
100%
5231:2,322,902115,328
Iceland
 
99%
4501:813169
Peru
100%
3971:80,0793,193
Ireland
100%
3931:11,816776
Cyprus
100%
3851:2,263337
Netherlands
100%
3611:46,8203,282
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
3551:3,835715
Botswana
100%
3271:6,6801,060
Namibia-3111:7,730999
Chile
100%
3041:57,9181,935
Guyana
100%
2961:2,579506
Belize
100%
2521:1,406309
Venezuela
100%
2411:125,3195,289
Spain
100%
2101:221,5714,290
Bolivia
100%
2071:51,2152,026
Guam-1471:1,093241
Norway
100%
1341:38,3011,753
Cameroon
100%
1291:167,5237,485
Curaçao
100%
1261:1,237342
Portugal-1201:86,7572,474
United States Virgin Islands-1101:998203
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
Colombia
100%
971:492,5667,674
Sweden
100%
891:110,7634,620
Egypt-871:1,056,33318,582
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
821:1,361241
Solomon Islands
100%
821:7,085780
Suriname
100%
821:6,7421,371
Greece
100%
811:134,9943,251
Finland
100%
801:68,5401,983
Northern Mariana Islands-751:729130
Taiwan
100%
731:325,61222,880
Germany
100%
711:1,361,6609,336
Malaysia
 
94%
711:428,87219,614
Paraguay
100%
691:104,8812,561
Cuba-681:169,2142,650
Bermuda-601:1,080237
Northern Ireland
100%
571:32,3361,105
Italy
100%
571:1,071,2659,129
Grenada
100%
541:2,002424
Aruba-501:2,076432
Puerto Rico-491:72,4551,653
France
100%
481:1,384,7999,425
Uruguay
100%
481:71,4092,188
Antigua and Barbuda-471:2,115460
Jersey-471:2,127377
Kuwait-471:80,5386,521
Saint Lucia
100%
471:3,783656
Ecuador-411:432,3644,986
Cayman Islands
100%
391:1,572368
Thailand
100%
351:2,001,88055,915
Belgium
100%
311:370,6466,815
Denmark-301:188,3174,268
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
301:1,829427
Austria
100%
291:293,5933,558
Qatar
100%
281:84,6299,711
Uganda
100%
281:1,462,74721,804
British Virgin Islands
100%
271:1,157268
Seychelles-261:3,564725
China-251:54,642,23162,498
Switzerland
100%
251:328,5406,234
Kenya-241:1,929,46320,270
Malta-231:18,6681,434
Turks and Caicos Islands-221:1,578368
Guernsey-211:3,016423
Singapore
100%
171:369,82710,107
Sierra Leone-161:443,041536
Tanzania
100%
151:3,519,22124,304
American Samoa-141:3,989735
Marshall Islands
100%
121:4,269670
Jordan
100%
111:802,4344,728
Oman-111:373,5154,585
Hong Kong-101:775,2725,181
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-101:583145
United Arab Emirates-101:715,19924,449
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Bangladesh-91:17,717,93019,122
Japan-91:14,220,67339,809
Mozambique-91:3,027,0402,336
Vanuatu-91:29,088709
Anguilla
100%
71:1,894342
Dominica-71:10,782397
Israel-71:1,200,41715,461
Norfolk Island-71:33262
Cape Verde
100%
61:88,1923,143
Czechia
 
67%
61:1,776,0274,577
Iran-61:13,082,81133,089
Pakistan
100%
61:32,392,947130,865
Ivory Coast
100%
51:4,615,18769,481
Lesotho
100%
51:407,99922,262
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Gabon
100%
41:470,8342,822
Micronesia-41:26,625714
Nauru
100%
41:2,982284
Samoa-41:48,798712
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Congo
50%
 
31:1,669,73530,542
Georgia-31:1,246,15515,822
Lebanon-31:1,875,85711,580
Mauritius-31:432,5957,262
Maldives-21:216,9523,781
Senegal-21:7,290,67824,413
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
New Caledonia
100%
11:270,1643,221
Palau-11:21,711239
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Thélma (1) are calculated separately.

Thelma (355) may also be a surname.

Thelma Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Greek name, meaning: A nursling.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Thelma Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Thelmah92300/
Thellma9224/
Thaelma9213/
Thielma929/
Thelmay927/
Thelmaj926/
Thelmma926/
Thelmaa925/
Theelma924/
Thoelma922/
Thelmai922/
Dthelma922/
Thelmea921/
Thelmha921/
Thehlma921/
Telma91202,180/
Thlma917/
Thellmah861/
Thelmasd861/
Thehelma861/
Thelmmay861/
Thelmo832,159/
Telmah83258/
Thilma83180/
Ttelma83116/
Telhma8389/
Thlema8376/
Tielma8342/
Tehlma8333/
Taelma8333/
Tellma8333/
Telmai8322/
Thylma8318/
Telmas838/
Telmaa837/
Telmaz835/
Teelma835/
Telmha834/
Telmat833/
Dtelma832/
Teulma831/
Telmay831/
Telmma831/
Telmoa831/
Thlmas831/
Thlmma831/
Thälma831/
Tuelma831/
Htelma831/
Toelma831/
Tlma804/
Ttelmaa7715/
Ttelmma775/
Thilmad775/
Telmeas773/
Tehelmo772/
Thelmot771/
Tellmma771/
Telmaap771/
Telmahy771/
Telhmah771/
Thilmai771/
Teelmat771/
Thelmos771/
Thelmod771/
Telmo7356,958/
Tilma73793/
Tlema734/
Tylma732/
Télma732/
Tlmas731/
Tlmea731/
Tlmma731/
Tälma731/
Dtlma731/
Thelmoth713/
Telmauph711/
Thiglima711/
Theoalme711/
Theoalmo711/
Tilmat67705/
Tilmai6740/
Tillma6720/
Tilmah6716/
Tlemai678/
Tilmas674/
Tilmay674/
Taelmo674/
Thilmo673/
Telmos673/
Tiolma672/
Tilmad672/
Tielmo672/
Thawalima672/
Telmei672/
Tellmo671/
Telmey671/
Telmmo671/
Telmoh671/
Tehlmo671/
Tlemma671/
Tislma671/
Htelmo671/
Tuilma671/
Toelmo671/

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