Thomas
A boys’ name of Aramaic origin, meaning twin.
How Thomas has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #51 |
| 2016 | #48 |
| 2017 | #49 |
| 2018 | #49 |
| 2019 | #47 |
| 2020 | #45 |
| 2021 | #46 |
| 2022 | #45 |
| 2023 | #41 |
| 2024 | #39 |
| 2025 | #34 |
Thomas by the numbers
In 2025, 1,344 babies in England and Wales were named Thomas. In the US, 7,142 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 48,655 babies in 1952, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1950, about 1 in 40 American boys born that year was called Thomas.
Names that come from Thomas
Forms of Thomas in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Tomtwin; diminutive of Thomas31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tommietwin; a form of Thomas27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tommitwin; a form of Thomas8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomimy God is worthy of praise; a form of Thomas27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tommasotwin; Italian form of Thomas18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tavishtwin; a form of Thomas9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomatwin; a form of Thomas7 in England and Wales (2025)
- JohnthomasGod is gracious; twin; compound of John and Thomas12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Thomas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tomastwin; variant of Thomas79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Thomaztwin; a respelling of thomas5 in the US (2017)
- Tomostwin; Welsh form of Thomas49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomasztwin; polish form of Thomas8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Thomasontwin; patronymic form of Thomas7 in the US (2017)
- Teoman9 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Thomas
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