Thomas
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #34 for boys in 2025, 6,917 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 48,647 births
- Debut · boys
- 2,534 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,358,576since 1880
Thomas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #34 | 6,917 |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #39 | 6,596 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #41 | 6,625 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #45 | 6,512 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #46 | 6,680 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #45 | 6,452 |
| 2019 | — | #47 | 6,667 | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #49 | 6,840 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #49 | 7,187 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | #48 | 7,367 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #50 | 7,204 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #54 | 7,043 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #61 | 6,799 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #63 | 6,855 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #63 | 6,929 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #62 | 7,136 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #57 | 7,728 |
| 2008 | — | #52 | 8,370 | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #52 | 8,935 |
| 2006 | #7,142 | 17 | #51 | 9,514 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #40 | 10,041 |
| 2004 | #3,689 | 39 | #37 | 10,504 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #36 | 10,935 |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #36 | 11,293 |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #33 | 12,148 |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #33 | 12,638 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #31 | 12,795 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #31 | 12,889 |
| 1997 | #5,228 | 19 | #31 | 12,899 |
| 1996 | #3,569 | 31 | #28 | 13,804 |
| 1995 | #3,585 | 30 | #27 | 14,163 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #27 | 14,910 |
| 1993 | #3,681 | 29 | #27 | 14,868 |
| 1992 | #3,218 | 35 | #27 | 15,290 |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 | #28 | 16,789 |
| 1990 | #2,640 | 44 | #26 | 18,231 |
| 1989 | #1,873 | 70 | #23 | 18,439 |
| 1988 | #1,255 | 117 | #23 | 18,806 |
| 1987 | #1,172 | 125 | #24 | 18,139 |
| 1986 | #1,129 | 128 | #26 | 17,362 |
| 1985 | #1,219 | 113 | #25 | 17,609 |
| 1984 | #1,144 | 119 | #25 | 17,596 |
| 1983 | #988 | 147 | #24 | 17,565 |
| 1982 | #1,213 | 110 | #23 | 17,578 |
| 1981 | #1,200 | 109 | #26 | 17,159 |
| 1980 | #1,189 | 112 | #25 | 17,564 |
| 1979 | #1,113 | 122 | #26 | 16,454 |
| 1978 | #1,037 | 131 | #23 | 16,481 |
| 1977 | #1,062 | 123 | #22 | 16,586 |
| 1976 | #1,149 | 101 | #23 | 16,122 |
| 1975 | #1,291 | 86 | #20 | 16,532 |
| 1974 | #1,198 | 93 | #20 | 17,268 |
| 1973 | #1,109 | 101 | #19 | 17,921 |
| 1972 | #1,141 | 96 | #20 | 19,557 |
| 1971 | #967 | 131 | #17 | 23,149 |
| 1970 | #953 | 133 | #17 | 26,669 |
| 1969 | #1,093 | 103 | #13 | 27,465 |
| 1968 | #939 | 121 | #12 | 27,420 |
| 1967 | #862 | 138 | #12 | 28,247 |
| 1966 | #940 | 117 | #10 | 29,003 |
| 1965 | #973 | 112 | #9 | 31,595 |
| 1964 | #1,009 | 113 | #9 | 34,463 |
| 1963 | #903 | 135 | #9 | 35,490 |
| 1962 | #1,006 | 114 | #9 | 36,529 |
| 1961 | #1,044 | 110 | #9 | 37,565 |
| 1960 | #980 | 119 | #9 | 39,278 |
| 1959 | #929 | 127 | #9 | 40,296 |
| 1958 | #961 | 115 | #9 | 42,088 |
| 1957 | #984 | 111 | #9 | 44,625 |
| 1956 | #1,002 | 104 | #9 | 44,836 |
| 1955 | #1,175 | 72 | #8 | 45,855 |
| 1954 | #1,118 | 78 | #8 | 47,159 |
| 1953 | #954 | 98 | #8 | 47,008 |
| 1952 | #1,067 | 78 | #8 | 48,647 |
| 1951 | #982 | 90 | #8 | 48,275 |
| 1950 | #1,016 | 81 | #8 | 45,596 |
| 1949 | #872 | 101 | #8 | 45,192 |
| 1948 | #890 | 95 | #8 | 43,780 |
| 1947 | #861 | 103 | #8 | 44,842 |
| 1946 | #791 | 108 | #8 | 38,877 |
| 1945 | #749 | 100 | #8 | 31,874 |
| 1944 | #762 | 100 | #8 | 31,604 |
| 1943 | #807 | 91 | #8 | 32,874 |
| 1942 | #743 | 103 | #8 | 31,100 |
| 1941 | #838 | 75 | #8 | 26,641 |
| 1940 | #741 | 86 | #8 | 23,991 |
| 1939 | #797 | 74 | #9 | 22,129 |
| 1938 | #807 | 76 | #9 | 21,381 |
| 1937 | #850 | 66 | #9 | 19,772 |
| 1936 | #776 | 76 | #8 | 18,342 |
| 1935 | #792 | 73 | #9 | 17,684 |
| 1934 | #865 | 62 | #9 | 17,373 |
| 1933 | #666 | 96 | #10 | 16,508 |
| 1932 | #708 | 92 | #10 | 16,834 |
| 1931 | #708 | 89 | #10 | 16,847 |
| 1930 | #612 | 128 | #11 | 17,008 |
| 1929 | #625 | 121 | #11 | 16,272 |
| 1928 | #588 | 143 | #11 | 16,582 |
| 1927 | #670 | 116 | #11 | 17,027 |
| 1926 | #693 | 110 | #11 | 16,592 |
| 1925 | #841 | 78 | #11 | 16,688 |
| 1924 | #809 | 85 | #11 | 16,555 |
| 1923 | #901 | 66 | #12 | 15,886 |
| 1922 | #891 | 67 | #11 | 15,261 |
| 1921 | #848 | 76 | #11 | 15,308 |
| 1920 | #797 | 82 | #11 | 14,936 |
| 1919 | #858 | 66 | #10 | 13,434 |
| 1918 | #862 | 69 | #10 | 13,910 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | #10 | 12,611 |
| 1916 | #979 | 49 | #10 | 11,998 |
| 1915 | #979 | 46 | #10 | 11,490 |
| 1914 | #850 | 48 | #11 | 8,850 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | #10 | 7,096 |
| 1912 | #860 | 34 | #10 | 6,087 |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | #10 | 3,292 |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | #12 | 2,851 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | #10 | 2,468 |
| 1908 | #829 | 22 | #10 | 2,301 |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | #11 | 2,174 |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | #10 | 2,176 |
| 1905 | #872 | 18 | #10 | 2,135 |
| 1904 | #910 | 16 | #11 | 2,057 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #10 | 1,962 |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | #11 | 2,134 |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | #11 | 1,820 |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | #11 | 2,556 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #11 | 1,811 |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | #10 | 2,161 |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | #11 | 1,980 |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | #12 | 2,088 |
| 1895 | #858 | 14 | #11 | 2,153 |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | #12 | 2,170 |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | #12 | 2,157 |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | #12 | 2,413 |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | #12 | 1,982 |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | #12 | 2,200 |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | #12 | 2,233 |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | #12 | 2,449 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #9 | 2,151 |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | #10 | 2,337 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | #10 | 2,266 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | #8 | 2,572 |
| 1883 | — | #10 | 2,316 | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | #8 | 2,610 |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | #9 | 2,282 |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | #8 | 2,534 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Thomas was already there! It came in at #8, and was given to 2,534 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1909, when fewer than 2,700 boys a year got the name.
Where Thomas is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#7 · 1 in 32
- New York#7 · 1 in 37
- South Carolina#7 · 1 in 48
- North Carolina#7 · 1 in 54
- Georgia#7 · 1 in 54
Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #7 | 166 | 1 in 32 |
| Georgia | #7 | 544 | 1 in 54 |
| New York | #7 | 2,393 | 1 in 37 |
| North Carolina | #7 | 661 | 1 in 54 |
| South Carolina | #7 | 406 | 1 in 48 |
| Nevada | #8 | 20 | 1 in 29 |
| New Jersey | #8 | 707 | 1 in 36 |
| Pennsylvania | #8 | 2,226 | 1 in 34 |
| Tennessee | #8 | 511 | 1 in 52 |
| Virginia | #8 | 481 | 1 in 48 |
| Connecticut | #9 | 269 | 1 in 39 |
| Illinois | #9 | 1,360 | 1 in 42 |
| Michigan | #9 | 1,145 | 1 in 39 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 756 | 1 in 33 |
| Wyoming | #9 | 47 | 1 in 39 |
| Delaware | #10 | 37 | 1 in 45 |
| Florida | #10 | 248 | 1 in 56 |
| Hawaii | #10 | 81 | 1 in 40 |
| Maryland | #10 | 321 | 1 in 39 |
| Massachusetts | #10 | 731 | 1 in 39 |
| Minnesota | #10 | 512 | 1 in 44 |
| Mississippi | #10 | 354 | 1 in 61 |
| Ohio | #10 | 1,487 | 1 in 35 |
| Rhode Island | #10 | 116 | 1 in 38 |
| West Virginia | #10 | 327 | 1 in 59 |
| Alabama | #11 | 469 | 1 in 59 |
| Alaska | #11 | 9 | 1 in 41 |
| Indiana | #12 | 557 | 1 in 48 |
| Louisiana | #12 | 272 | 1 in 79 |
| Vermont | #12 | 50 | 1 in 49 |
| Arkansas | #13 | 252 | 1 in 72 |
| Kentucky | #13 | 400 | 1 in 70 |
| Missouri | #13 | 441 | 1 in 63 |
| Montana | #13 | 75 | 1 in 58 |
| California | #14 | 675 | 1 in 70 |
| Colorado | #15 | 122 | 1 in 77 |
| Nebraska | #15 | 140 | 1 in 71 |
| Oregon | #15 | 92 | 1 in 76 |
| Texas | #15 | 693 | 1 in 85 |
| Iowa | #16 | 279 | 1 in 72 |
| Washington | #16 | 172 | 1 in 68 |
| New Hampshire | #17 | 45 | 1 in 69 |
| North Dakota | #17 | 70 | 1 in 76 |
| Kansas | #18 | 134 | 1 in 99 |
| Idaho | #20 | 45 | 1 in 101 |
| Oklahoma | #20 | 228 | 1 in 92 |
| Arizona | #21 | 46 | 1 in 106 |
| Maine | #24 | 61 | 1 in 102 |
| New Mexico | #24 | 53 | 1 in 107 |
| South Dakota | #26 | 45 | 1 in 108 |
| Utah | #26 | 50 | 1 in 105 |
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 Thomas
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 5 spots since 2024 (#39 → #34)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#45 → #34)
- 16 spots since 2015 (#50 → #34)
- Biggest jump: 7 spots in 2014 (#61 → #54)
- Biggest drop: 11 spots in 2006 (#40 → #51)
Rise & fade · boys
72 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1952 at #8 (48,647 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 58 yrs
- Top 10: 58 yrs · run 1931–1966
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 39
- Highest: 1 in 39 boys born in 1951 were named Thomas (2.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 247 boys born in 2025 (0.40%)
- Its best rank, #8 in 1952, was only 1 in 40 (2.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 19.3% of all boys named Thomas (454,385) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23,750 | #8 (1882) | #10 |
| 1890s | 21,115 | #10 (1898) | #12 |
| 1900s | 21,783 | #10 (1909) | #11 |
| 1910s | 91,619 | #10 (1918) | #10 |
| 1920s | 161,107 | #11 (1927) | #11 |
| 1930s | 183,878 | #8 (1936) | #9 |
| 1940s | 350,775 | #8 (1949) | #8 |
| 1950s | 454,385 | #8 (1952) | #8 |
| 1960s | 327,055 | #9 (1960) | #10 |
| 1970s | 186,739 | #17 (1970) | #21 |
| 1980s | 177,817 | #23 (1988) | #24 |
| 1990s | 146,638 | #26 (1990) | #28 |
| 2000s | 102,106 | #33 (2000) | #43 |
| 2010s | 70,027 | #47 (2019) | #55 |
| 2020s | 39,782 | #34 (2025) | #42 |
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.
Thomas in 1938
girls
#807
76 births · 1 in 14,519 girls
boys
#9
21,381 births · 1 in 52 boys
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 14,519 of them was named Thomas, which outranked 83.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 52 of them was named Thomas, which outranked 99.8% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Thomas
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.