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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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.
See more about Thomas
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1952 at #8 (48,647 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: 58 yrs · run 1931–1966
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1960
Top girls' names in 1960
Top boys' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 16,991 of them was named Thomas, which outranked 86.6% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #976Dorthy120
- #976Joseph120
- #976Leola120
- #980Thomas119
- #980Josefina119
- #980Juliette119
- #980Marty119
- #987Cary118
- #987Deeann118
- #987Keely118
Tied with 6 names at #980; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 54 of them was named Thomas, which outranked 99.8% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.