Thomas

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Thomas is a given name of Aramaic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 2,360,128 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 2,351,624 as boys and 8,504 as girls. Thomas gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #11 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 6,581
2023 6,627
2022 6,517
2021 6,685
2020 6,455
2019 6,666
2018 6,843
2017 7,195
2016 7,375
2015 7,213
2014 7,047
2013 6,805
2012 6,865
2011 6,938
2010 7,146
2009 7,740
2008 8,368
2007 8,943
2006 9,531
2005 10,051
2004 10,543
2003 10,950
2002 11,307
2001 12,163
2000 12,662
1999 12,812
1998 12,907
1997 12,918
1996 13,836
1995 14,193
1994 14,931
1993 14,897
1992 15,323
1991 16,829
1990 18,274
1989 18,506
1988 18,925
1987 18,262
1986 17,491
1985 17,720
1984 17,716
1983 17,712
1982 17,689
1981 17,269
1980 17,677
1979 16,578
1978 16,614
1977 16,714
1976 16,223
1975 16,621
1974 17,363
1973 18,025
1972 19,657
1971 23,281
1970 26,807
1969 27,569
1968 27,545
1967 28,389
1966 29,122
1965 31,718
1964 34,564
1963 35,625
1962 36,639
1961 37,678
1960 39,392
1959 40,418
1958 42,202
1957 44,735
1956 44,945
1955 45,927
1954 47,235
1953 47,107
1952 48,728
1951 48,365
1950 45,677
1949 45,296
1948 43,873
1947 44,943
1946 38,984
1945 31,973
1944 31,703
1943 32,965
1942 31,200
1941 26,718
1940 24,078
1939 22,202
1938 21,456
1937 19,837
1936 18,419
1935 17,758
1934 17,434
1933 16,602
1932 16,927
1931 16,935
1930 17,135
1929 16,395
1928 16,725
1927 17,143
1926 16,702
1925 16,766
1924 16,640
1923 15,952
1922 15,328
1921 15,384
1920 15,018
1919 13,500
1918 13,979
1917 12,666
1916 12,047
1915 11,536
1914 8,898
1913 7,132
1912 6,121
1911 3,315
1910 2,869
1909 2,480
1908 2,323
1907 2,186
1906 2,189
1905 2,153
1904 2,073
1903 1,971
1902 2,150
1901 1,832
1900 2,572
1899 1,819
1898 2,172
1897 1,996
1896 2,099
1895 2,167
1894 2,179
1893 2,173
1892 2,429
1891 1,995
1890 2,209
1889 2,245
1888 2,463
1887 2,158
1886 2,345
1885 2,275
1884 2,582
1883 2,316
1882 2,622
1881 2,293
1880 2,542