Tomas
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · #691 for boys in 2025, 394 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 18 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 30,703since 1880
Tomas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Tomas has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | #691 | 394 | |
| 2024 | — | #735 | 355 | |
| 2023 | — | #723 | 367 | |
| 2022 | — | #690 | 385 | |
| 2021 | — | #741 | 344 | |
| 2020 | — | #707 | 355 | |
| 2019 | — | #687 | 373 | |
| 2018 | — | #712 | 341 | |
| 2017 | — | #700 | 352 | |
| 2016 | — | #708 | 345 | |
| 2015 | — | #720 | 342 | |
| 2014 | — | #659 | 390 | |
| 2013 | — | #692 | 347 | |
| 2012 | — | #661 | 358 | |
| 2011 | — | #632 | 370 | |
| 2010 | — | #630 | 385 | |
| 2009 | — | #573 | 461 | |
| 2008 | — | #555 | 475 | |
| 2007 | — | #527 | 489 | |
| 2006 | — | #487 | 535 | |
| 2005 | — | #488 | 509 | |
| 2004 | — | #482 | 515 | |
| 2003 | — | #468 | 537 | |
| 2002 | — | #462 | 523 | |
| 2001 | — | #479 | 492 | |
| 2000 | — | #475 | 494 | |
| 1999 | — | #489 | 453 | |
| 1998 | — | #453 | 495 | |
| 1997 | — | #473 | 456 | |
| 1996 | — | #439 | 510 | |
| 1995 | — | #472 | 464 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #470 | 462 |
| 1993 | — | #494 | 421 | |
| 1992 | — | #483 | 435 | |
| 1991 | — | #477 | 426 | |
| 1990 | — | #490 | 393 | |
| 1989 | — | #500 | 368 | |
| 1988 | — | #490 | 353 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #504 | 315 |
| 1986 | — | #479 | 330 | |
| 1985 | — | #482 | 325 | |
| 1984 | — | #454 | 339 | |
| 1983 | — | #489 | 297 | |
| 1982 | — | #490 | 301 | |
| 1981 | — | #456 | 332 | |
| 1980 | — | #434 | 359 | |
| 1979 | — | #520 | 263 | |
| 1978 | — | #494 | 269 | |
| 1977 | — | #482 | 281 | |
| 1976 | — | #464 | 285 | |
| 1975 | — | #490 | 264 | |
| 1974 | — | #492 | 266 | |
| 1973 | — | #492 | 250 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #495 | 254 |
| 1971 | — | #528 | 232 | |
| 1970 | — | #509 | 250 | |
| 1969 | — | #543 | 208 | |
| 1968 | — | #502 | 226 | |
| 1967 | — | #525 | 202 | |
| 1966 | — | #510 | 220 | |
| 1965 | — | #554 | 192 | |
| 1964 | — | #564 | 196 | |
| 1963 | — | #560 | 200 | |
| 1962 | — | #533 | 225 | |
| 1961 | — | #555 | 199 | |
| 1960 | — | #554 | 203 | |
| 1959 | — | #556 | 194 | |
| 1958 | — | #530 | 212 | |
| 1957 | — | #547 | 199 | |
| 1956 | — | #560 | 184 | |
| 1955 | — | #526 | 194 | |
| 1954 | — | #558 | 171 | |
| 1953 | — | #515 | 188 | |
| 1952 | — | #489 | 207 | |
| 1951 | — | #517 | 174 | |
| 1950 | — | #506 | 175 | |
| 1949 | — | #466 | 199 | |
| 1948 | — | #498 | 174 | |
| 1947 | — | #490 | 188 | |
| 1946 | — | #487 | 173 | |
| 1945 | — | #465 | 163 | |
| 1944 | — | #502 | 146 | |
| 1943 | — | #494 | 157 | |
| 1942 | — | #512 | 142 | |
| 1941 | — | #482 | 147 | |
| 1940 | — | #562 | 111 | |
| 1939 | — | #547 | 110 | |
| 1938 | — | #467 | 154 | |
| 1937 | — | #521 | 123 | |
| 1936 | — | #469 | 144 | |
| 1935 | — | #490 | 135 | |
| 1934 | — | #469 | 145 | |
| 1933 | — | #519 | 119 | |
| 1932 | — | #504 | 130 | |
| 1931 | — | #548 | 114 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #473 | 157 |
| 1929 | — | #497 | 139 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #484 | 159 |
| 1927 | — | #481 | 158 | |
| 1926 | — | #491 | 149 | |
| 1925 | — | #502 | 147 | |
| 1924 | — | #527 | 143 | |
| 1923 | — | #482 | 159 | |
| 1922 | — | #520 | 141 | |
| 1921 | — | #574 | 121 | |
| 1920 | — | #583 | 114 | |
| 1919 | — | #628 | 93 | |
| 1918 | — | #651 | 89 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #671 | 78 | |
| 1915 | — | #757 | 63 | |
| 1914 | — | #642 | 62 | |
| 1913 | — | #629 | 50 | |
| 1912 | — | #539 | 55 | |
| 1911 | — | #707 | 20 | |
| 1910 | — | #407 | 43 | |
| 1909 | — | #496 | 27 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #429 | 29 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #466 | 21 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #490 | 19 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | #457 | 17 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #462 | 19 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #397 | 20 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #437 | 17 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Tomas was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Tomas is popular in 2012
- 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
- Florida#294 · 1 in 1,672
- New Mexico#356 · 1 in 1,616
- Nebraska#415 · 1 in 1,979
- California#424 · 1 in 2,918
- Connecticut#429 · 1 in 2,871
Best ever in a state: #29 in New Mexico, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #294 | 55 | 1 in 1,672 |
| New Mexico | #356 | 6 | 1 in 1,616 |
| Nebraska | #415 | 5 | 1 in 1,979 |
| California | #424 | 79 | 1 in 2,918 |
| Connecticut | #429 | 5 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Texas | #489 | 55 | 1 in 3,230 |
| Massachusetts | #549 | 7 | 1 in 4,237 |
| Colorado | #561 | 8 | 1 in 3,394 |
| New York | #638 | 22 | 1 in 4,741 |
| Illinois | #650 | 14 | 1 in 4,751 |
| Minnesota | #653 | 6 | 1 in 4,616 |
| Washington | #673 | 8 | 1 in 4,491 |
| Maryland | #675 | 6 | 1 in 4,623 |
| New Jersey | #703 | 8 | 1 in 5,184 |
| Arizona | #780 | 6 | 1 in 6,165 |
| Virginia | #846 | 6 | 1 in 6,970 |
| Pennsylvania | #853 | 8 | 1 in 7,529 |
| North Carolina | #875 | 7 | 1 in 7,222 |
| Georgia | #1,207 | 5 | 1 in 10,802 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 44 spots since 2024 (#735 → #691)
- 16 spots since 2020 (#707 → #691)
- 29 spots since 2015 (#720 → #691)
- Biggest jump: 516 spots in 1896 (#978 → #462)
- Biggest drop: 383 spots in 1891 (#458 → #841)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #395 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,678
- Highest: 1 in 3,678 boys born in 2003 were named Tomas (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,335 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #395 in 1881, was only 1 in 5,596 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 16.4% of all boys named Tomas (5,030) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 152 | #395 (1881) | #493 |
| 1890s | 122 | #457 (1899) | #638 |
| 1900s | 196 | #429 (1907) | #529 |
| 1910s | 622 | #407 (1910) | #638 |
| 1920s | 1,430 | #481 (1927) | #514 |
| 1930s | 1,331 | #467 (1938) | #501 |
| 1940s | 1,600 | #465 (1945) | #496 |
| 1950s | 1,898 | #489 (1952) | #530 |
| 1960s | 2,071 | #502 (1968) | #540 |
| 1970s | 2,614 | #464 (1976) | #497 |
| 1980s | 3,319 | #434 (1980) | #478 |
| 1990s | 4,515 | #439 (1996) | #474 |
| 2000s | 5,030 | #462 (2002) | #500 |
| 2010s | 3,603 | #630 (2010) | #680 |
| 2020s | 2,200 | #690 (2022) | #715 |
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.
Tomas in 2012
boys
#661
358 births · 1 in 5,299 boys
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,299 of them was named Tomas, which outranked 95.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Tomas
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.