#392024 rank
1952peak year
2,265,175babies named Thomas since 1880
▼ 1%5-year trend
Thomas popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Thomas mean?
From Aramaic Te'oma, 'twin', the name of the doubting apostle. It spread across Europe in many forms and has been an English staple since the Norman era.
OriginAramaic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Thomas
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Famous Thomass
- Thomas Edison, inventor
- Thomas Jefferson, US president
Spellings & variants
TomasTommaso
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