Thomas
Aramaic Ta’oma, “twin,” the byname of the apostle.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The doubting apostle; a permanent resident of the American boys' top tier for its first eighty years.
Thomas appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 2025. It spent 58 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1952, when 48,647 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 8 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 34 for boys. All told, 2,367,087 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other names that share a story: Tommy, Tom
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23,750 | No. 8 |
| 1890s | 21,115 | No. 10 |
| 1900s | 21,783 | No. 10 |
| 1910s | 91,619 | No. 10 |
| 1920s | 161,107 | No. 11 |
| 1930s | 183,878 | No. 8 |
| 1940s | 350,775 | No. 8 |
| 1950s | 454,385 | No. 8 |
| 1960s | 327,055 | No. 9 |
| 1970s | 186,739 | No. 17 |
| 1980s | 177,817 | No. 23 |
| 1990s | 146,638 | No. 26 |
| 2000s | 102,106 | No. 33 |
| 2010s | 70,027 | No. 47 |
| 2020s | 39,782 | No. 34 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.