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

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Peak · boys
#8
1952 · 48,647 births
Debut · boys
1880
2,534 births
In top 100 · boys
146 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,358,576
since 1880

Thomas over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #8, 1952boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#346,917
2024#15,2935#396,596
2023#12,1977#416,625
2022#9,68010#456,512
2021#15,2515#466,680
2020#11,0908#456,452
2019—#476,667
2018#12,4647#496,840
2017#9,34111#497,187
2016#10,11310#487,367
2015#10,14810#507,204
2014#14,5586#547,043
2013#11,9698#616,799
2012#10,42910#636,855
2011#10,37410#636,929
2010#9,79011#627,136
2009#8,88813#577,728
2008—#528,370
2007#12,6768#528,935
2006#7,14217#519,514
2005#10,12810#4010,041
2004#3,68939#3710,504
2003#6,88516#3610,935
2002#7,44414#3611,293
2001#6,95615#3312,148
2000#4,98123#3312,638
1999#5,42419#3112,795
1998#5,79917#3112,889
1997#5,22819#3112,899
1996#3,56931#2813,804
1995#3,58530#2714,163
1994#4,68721#2714,910
1993#3,68129#2714,868
1992#3,21835#2715,290
1991#2,84341#2816,789
1990#2,64044#2618,231
1989#1,87370#2318,439
1988#1,255117#2318,806
1987#1,172125#2418,139
1986#1,129128#2617,362
1985#1,219113#2517,609
1984#1,144119#2517,596
1983#988147#2417,565
1982#1,213110#2317,578
1981#1,200109#2617,159
1980#1,189112#2517,564
1979#1,113122#2616,454
1978#1,037131#2316,481
1977#1,062123#2216,586
1976#1,149101#2316,122
1975#1,29186#2016,532
1974#1,19893#2017,268
1973#1,109101#1917,921
1972#1,14196#2019,557
1971#967131#1723,149
1970#953133#1726,669
1969#1,093103#1327,465
1968#939121#1227,420
1967#862138#1228,247
1966#940117#1029,003
1965#973112#931,595
1964#1,009113#934,463
1963#903135#935,490
1962#1,006114#936,529
1961#1,044110#937,565
1960#980119#939,278
1959#929127#940,296
1958#961115#942,088
1957#984111#944,625
1956#1,002104#944,836
1955#1,17572#845,855
1954#1,11878#847,159
1953#95498#847,008
1952#1,06778#848,647
1951#98290#848,275
1950#1,01681#845,596
1949#872101#845,192
1948#89095#843,780
1947#861103#844,842
1946#791108#838,877
1945#749100#831,874
1944#762100#831,604
1943#80791#832,874
1942#743103#831,100
1941#83875#826,641
1940#74186#823,991
1939#79774#922,129
1938#80776#921,381
1937#85066#919,772
1936#77676#818,342
1935#79273#917,684
1934#86562#917,373
1933#66696#1016,508
1932#70892#1016,834
1931#70889#1016,847
1930#612128#1117,008
1929#625121#1116,272
1928#588143#1116,582
1927#670116#1117,027
1926#693110#1116,592
1925#84178#1116,688
1924#80985#1116,555
1923#90166#1215,886
1922#89167#1115,261
1921#84876#1115,308
1920#79782#1114,936
1919#85866#1013,434
1918#86269#1013,910
1917#93355#1012,611
1916#97949#1011,998
1915#97946#1011,490
1914#85048#118,850
1913#88136#107,096
1912#86034#106,087
1911#89823#103,292
1910#1,03018#122,851
1909#1,21912#102,468
1908#82922#102,301
1907#1,14212#112,174
1906#1,04313#102,176
1905#87218#102,135
1904#91016#112,057
1903#1,2049#101,962
1902#87216#112,134
1901#96112#111,820
1900#94116#112,556
1899#1,1818#111,811
1898#1,04711#102,161
1897#78616#111,980
1896#99911#122,088
1895#85814#112,153
1894#1,0619#122,170
1893#73916#122,157
1892#72616#122,413
1891#75013#121,982
1890#9409#122,200
1889#75712#122,233
1888#69014#122,449
1887#9377#92,151
1886#8288#102,337
1885#7459#102,266
1884#68610#82,572
1883—#102,316
1882#53012#82,610
1881#50311#92,282
1880#6288#82,534
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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #23 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 89 boysAKMaine: #21 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 70 boysMEVermont: #28 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 88 boysVTNew Hampshire: #15 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 58 boysNHWashington: #30 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 108 boysWAIdaho: #31 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 107 boysIDMontana: #28 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 98 boysMTNorth Dakota: #28 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 97 boysNDMinnesota: #23 for boys · 330 births · 1 in 80 boysMNIllinois: #18 for boys · 986 births · 1 in 79 boysILWisconsin: #24 for boys · 390 births · 1 in 79 boysWIMichigan: #21 for boys · 752 births · 1 in 85 boysMINew York: #14 for boys · 1,770 births · 1 in 65 boysNYMassachusetts: #19 for boys · 550 births · 1 in 62 boysMARhode Island: #19 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 65 boysRIOregon: #31 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 118 boysORNevada: #23 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 82 boysNVWyoming: #33 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 106 boysWYSouth Dakota: #25 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 91 boysSDIowa: #31 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 112 boysIAIndiana: #27 for boys · 428 births · 1 in 92 boysINOhio: #20 for boys · 1,021 births · 1 in 76 boysOHPennsylvania: #13 for boys · 1,193 births · 1 in 61 boysPANew Jersey: #11 for boys · 786 births · 1 in 54 boysNJConnecticut: #17 for boys · 269 births · 1 in 62 boysCTCalifornia: #27 for boys · 1,168 births · 1 in 129 boysCAUtah: #35 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 133 boysUTColorado: #28 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 107 boysCONebraska: #32 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 104 boysNEMissouri: #22 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 90 boysMOKentucky: #17 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 82 boysKYWest Virginia: #19 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 73 boysWVVirginia: #12 for boys · 494 births · 1 in 63 boysVAMaryland: #17 for boys · 316 births · 1 in 66 boysMDDelaware: #18 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 64 boysDEArizona: #22 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 111 boysAZNew Mexico: #19 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 100 boysNMKansas: #30 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 116 boysKSArkansas: #22 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 106 boysARTennessee: #18 for boys · 351 births · 1 in 89 boysTNNorth Carolina: #18 for boys · 443 births · 1 in 88 boysNCSouth Carolina: #13 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 79 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #19 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 90 boysDCOklahoma: #26 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 110 boysOKLouisiana: #20 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 121 boysLAMississippi: #16 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 80 boysMSAlabama: #20 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 94 boysALGeorgia: #19 for boys · 411 births · 1 in 93 boysGAHawaii: #24 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 99 boysHITexas: #22 for boys · 774 births · 1 in 137 boysTXFlorida: #17 for boys · 581 births · 1 in 87 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#11 · 1 in 54
  2. Virginia#12 · 1 in 63
  3. Pennsylvania#13 · 1 in 61
  4. South Carolina#13 · 1 in 79
  5. New York#14 · 1 in 65

Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#117861 in 54
Virginia#124941 in 63
Pennsylvania#131,1931 in 61
South Carolina#132621 in 79
New York#141,7701 in 65
New Hampshire#15881 in 58
Mississippi#162341 in 80
Connecticut#172691 in 62
Florida#175811 in 87
Kentucky#173141 in 82
Maryland#173161 in 66
Delaware#18531 in 64
Illinois#189861 in 79
North Carolina#184431 in 88
Tennessee#183511 in 89
District of Columbia#19881 in 90
Georgia#194111 in 93
Massachusetts#195501 in 62
New Mexico#19911 in 100
Rhode Island#19781 in 65
West Virginia#191751 in 73
Alabama#202821 in 94
Louisiana#202431 in 121
Ohio#201,0211 in 76
Maine#21931 in 70
Michigan#217521 in 85
Arizona#221621 in 111
Arkansas#221461 in 106
Missouri#223751 in 90
Texas#227741 in 137
Alaska#23301 in 89
Minnesota#233301 in 80
Nevada#23411 in 82
Hawaii#24601 in 99
Wisconsin#243901 in 79
South Dakota#25511 in 91
Oklahoma#261691 in 110
California#271,1681 in 129
Indiana#274281 in 92
Colorado#281701 in 107
Montana#28521 in 98
North Dakota#28471 in 97
Vermont#28301 in 88
Kansas#301211 in 116
Washington#302111 in 108
Idaho#31601 in 107
Iowa#311711 in 112
Oregon#311271 in 118
Nebraska#321051 in 104
Wyoming#33231 in 106
Utah#351031 in 133

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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s23,750#8 (1882)#10
1890s21,115#10 (1898)#12
1900s21,783#10 (1909)#11
1910s91,619#10 (1918)#10
1920s161,107#11 (1927)#11
1930s183,878#8 (1936)#9
1940s350,775#8 (1949)#8
1950s454,385#8 (1952)#8
1960s327,055#9 (1960)#10
1970s186,739#17 (1970)#21
1980s177,817#23 (1988)#24
1990s146,638#26 (1990)#28
2000s102,106#33 (2000)#43
2010s70,027#47 (2019)#55
2020s39,782#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 1974

girls
#1,198
93 births · 1 in 15,780 girls
boys
#20
17,268 births · 1 in 91 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #1,198Thomas93

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #20Thomas17,268
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 15,780 of them was named Thomas, which outranked 88.3% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thomas
  1. #1,185Liana94
  2. #1,185Sallie94
  3. #1,185Starr94
  4. #1,198Thomas93
  5. #1,198Alaina93
  6. #1,198Antonette93
  7. #1,198Devon93
  8. #1,204Gracie92
  9. #1,204Jeremy92
  10. #1,204Karey92

Tied with 5 names at #1,198; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 91 of them was named Thomas, which outranked 99.7% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thomas
  1. #17Richard18,636
  2. #18Scott18,030
  3. #19Steven17,663
  4. #20Thomas17,268
  5. #21Anthony16,391
  6. #22Timothy15,890
  7. #23Charles15,151
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →