Thomas Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated June 7, 2024
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Fact: The name Thomas gained popularity due to notable figures like inventor Thomas Edison, who held over 1,000 patents, including those for the phonograph and electric light bulb.

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A Deep Dive

Thomas Overview

Meaning

Twin

Gender

Boy

Origin

Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from the Aramaic name “Ta’oma.” It was rendered in New Testament Greek as “Thomas.”​

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑməs/

Popularity

Thomas is a perennial favorite, often ranking within the top 50 names in many countries. In 2022, it ranked #9 in Australia, #28 in Canada, #18 in England and Wales, and #45 in the United States.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

22 (Influential, Visionary, Powerful)

Name Styles

Classic, Vintage, Traditional, Cute

Associated Traits

Strong, reliable, trustworthy

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

A significant name in Christianity, famously associated with St. Thomas the Apostle, known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection and later affirming his faith.

Name Day

July 3rd (many countries), December 21st (Finland and Sweden), and January 28th (France)
A Deep Dive

Thomas Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Tomas, Tomás, Tommaso, Tomáš, Tamás, Tavish, Tomi, Toma, Foma, Tomasz

Common Nicknames

Tom, Tommy, Thom, Tommy Boy, Tomcat, Tom-Tom, Tee, T-Mas, Tam, Tommykins

Diminutives

Tom, Tommy, Thom, Tommie, Tam, Tomi, Tomica, Tomek, Maas, Twm

Famous People

  • Thomas Jefferson
    (American President)
  • Thomas Edison
    (American Inventor)
  • Thomas Aquinas
    (Italian Theologian)
  • Thomas Hardy
    (English Novelist)
  • Thomas Hobbes
    (English Philosopher)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Thomas the Tank Engine
    ("Thomas & Friends," TV Series)
  • Thomas Shelby
    ("Peaky Blinders," TV Show)
  • Thomas Barrow
    ("Downton Abbey," TV Show)
  • Thomas Edison
    ("Assassin's Creed" Video Game Series)
  • Thomas Anderson
    ("The Matrix," Film)

Places

  • Saint Thomas Island
    (U.S. Virgin Islands)
  • Saint Thomas City
    (Ontario, Canada)
  • Saint Thomas Parish
    (Jamaica)

What Is the Meaning of Thomas?

The name Thomas means “twin.” People named Thomas are often seen as reliable and loyal, with a steady and strong personality​.

What Is the Origin of The Name Thomas?

The name Thomas has its origins in Aramaic. It comes from the Aramaic name “Ta’oma’,” which means “twin.” The name became widely known through the New Testament of the Bible, where Thomas was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.

Thomas Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Thomas in the U.S. over the Years

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Annual Statistics Breakdown for Thomas

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
202341
(+4 from 2022)
6598
(+103 from 2022)
0.36032
202245
(+1 from 2021)
6495
(-184 from 2021)
0.34677
202146
(-1 from 2020)
6679
(+236 from 2020)
0.35648
202045
(+2 from 2019)
6443
(-215 from 2019)
0.34833
201947
(+2 from 2018)
6658
(-176 from 2018)
0.34645
201849
No change from 2017
6834
(-347 from 2017)
0.35159
201749
(-1 from 2016)
7181
(-183 from 2016)
0.36284
201648
(+3 from 2015)
7364
(+162 from 2015)
0.36354
201551
(+3 from 2014)
7202
(+162 from 2014)
0.35227
201454
(+7 from 2013)
7040
(+243 from 2013)
0.34355
201361
(+2 from 2012)
6797
(-57 from 2012)
0.33637
201263
No change from 2011
6854
(-74 from 2011)
0.33777
201163
(-1 from 2010)
6928
(-204 from 2010)
0.34104
201062
(-5 from 2009)
7132
(-594 from 2009)
0.34716
200957
(-5 from 2008)
7726
(-639 from 2008)
0.36428
200852
No change from 2007
8365
(-569 from 2007)
0.38364
200752
(-1 from 2006)
8934
(-580 from 2006)
0.40333
200651
(-11 from 2005)
9514
(-527 from 2005)
0.43396
200540
(-3 from 2004)
10041
(-462 from 2004)
0.47200
200437
(-1 from 2003)
10503
(-431 from 2003)
0.49698
200336
No change from 2002
10934
(-359 from 2002)
0.52038
200236
(-3 from 2001)
11293
(-855 from 2001)
0.54644
200133
No change from 2000
12148
(-491 from 2000)
0.58731
200033
(-2 from 1999)
12639
(-153 from 1999)
0.60522
199931
No change from 1998
12792
(-98 from 1998)
0.62737
199831
No change from 1997
12890
(-9 from 1997)
0.63571
199731
(-3 from 1996)
12899
(-905 from 1996)
0.64567
199628
(-1 from 1995)
13804
(-359 from 1995)
0.68892
199527
No change from 1994
14163
(-746 from 1994)
0.70415
199427
No change from 1993
14909
(+43 from 1993)
0.73143
199327
No change from 1992
14866
(-422 from 1992)
0.71972
199227
(+1 from 1991)
15288
(-1498 from 1991)
0.72829
199128
(-2 from 1990)
16786
(-1441 from 1990)
0.79191
199026
(-3 from 1989)
18227
(-209 from 1989)
0.84697
198923
No change from 1988
18436
(-370 from 1988)
0.87959
198823
(+1 from 1987)
18806
(+669 from 1987)
0.93923
198724
(+2 from 1986)
18137
(+775 from 1986)
0.93000
198626
(-1 from 1985)
17362
(-242 from 1985)
0.90348
198525
No change from 1984
17604
(+7 from 1984)
0.91477
198425
(-1 from 1983)
17597
(+33 from 1983)
0.93766
198324
(-1 from 1982)
17564
(-24 from 1982)
0.94248
198223
(+3 from 1981)
17588
(+428 from 1981)
0.93197
198126
(-1 from 1980)
17160
(-405 from 1980)
0.92140
198025
(+1 from 1979)
17565
(+1106 from 1979)
0.94702
197926
(-3 from 1978)
16459
(-23 from 1978)
0.91882
197823
(-1 from 1977)
16482
(-110 from 1977)
0.96464
197722
(+1 from 1976)
16592
(+469 from 1976)
0.97066
197623
(-3 from 1975)
16123
(-412 from 1975)
0.98757
197520
No change from 1974
16535
(-737 from 1974)
1.01917
197420
(-1 from 1973)
17272
(-652 from 1973)
1.05947
197319
(+1 from 1972)
17924
(-1637 from 1972)
1.11078
197220
(-3 from 1971)
19561
(-3588 from 1971)
1.16849
197117
No change from 1970
23149
(-3524 from 1970)
1.27341
197017
(-4 from 1969)
26673
(-796 from 1969)
1.40032
196913
(-1 from 1968)
27469
(+49 from 1968)
1.50173
196812
No change from 1967
27420
(-833 from 1967)
1.54441
196712
(-2 from 1966)
28253
(-751 from 1966)
1.58775
196610
(-1 from 1965)
29004
(-2608 from 1965)
1.59570
19659
No change from 1964
31612
(-2834 from 1964)
1.66853
19649
No change from 1963
34446
(-1050 from 1963)
1.69933
19639
No change from 1962
35496
(-1011 from 1962)
1.71924
19629
No change from 1961
36507
(-1056 from 1961)
1.73703
19619
No change from 1960
37563
(-1710 from 1960)
1.74145
19609
No change from 1959
39273
(-1006 from 1959)
1.81370
19599
No change from 1958
40279
(-1807 from 1958)
1.85920
19589
No change from 1957
42086
(-2535 from 1957)
1.95306
19579
No change from 1956
44621
(-218 from 1956)
2.03851
19569
(-1 from 1955)
44839
(-1016 from 1955)
2.08920
19558
No change from 1954
45855
(-1304 from 1954)
2.19375
19548
No change from 1953
47159
(+150 from 1953)
2.27916
19538
No change from 1952
47009
(-1638 from 1952)
2.34785
19528
No change from 1951
48647
(+371 from 1951)
2.46528
19518
No change from 1950
48276
(+2679 from 1950)
2.52532
19508
No change from 1949
45597
(+400 from 1949)
2.50697
19498
No change from 1948
45197
(+1420 from 1948)
2.50816
19488
No change from 1947
43777
(-1062 from 1947)
2.45559
19478
No change from 1946
44839
(+5964 from 1946)
2.41384
19468
No change from 1945
38875
(+7005 from 1945)
2.35550
19458
No change from 1944
31870
(+269 from 1944)
2.32382
19448
No change from 1943
31601
(-1273 from 1943)
2.27483
19438
No change from 1942
32874
(+1774 from 1942)
2.25998
19428
No change from 1941
31100
(+4458 from 1941)
2.20834
19418
No change from 1940
26642
(+2651 from 1940)
2.12311
19408
(+1 from 1939)
23991
(+1862 from 1939)
2.02256
19399
No change from 1938
22129
(+749 from 1938)
1.95261
19389
No change from 1937
21380
(+1609 from 1937)
1.88123
19379
(-1 from 1936)
19771
(+1428 from 1936)
1.80781
19368
(+1 from 1935)
18343
(+657 from 1935)
1.72348
19359
No change from 1934
17686
(+316 from 1934)
1.65353
19349
(+1 from 1933)
17370
(+866 from 1933)
1.63569
193310
No change from 1932
16504
(-331 from 1932)
1.61773
193210
No change from 1931
16835
(-12 from 1931)
1.56687
193110
(+1 from 1930)
16847
(-160 from 1930)
1.57482
193011
No change from 1929
17007
(+732 from 1929)
1.50569
192911
No change from 1928
16275
(-306 from 1928)
1.46938
192811
No change from 1927
16581
(-446 from 1927)
1.45299
192711
No change from 1926
17027
(+435 from 1926)
1.46542
192611
No change from 1925
16592
(-96 from 1925)
1.44852
192511
No change from 1924
16688
(+133 from 1924)
1.44934
192411
(+1 from 1923)
16555
(+669 from 1923)
1.41613
192312
(-1 from 1922)
15886
(+625 from 1922)
1.40302
192211
No change from 1921
15261
(-47 from 1921)
1.35630
192111
No change from 1920
15308
(+372 from 1920)
1.34525
192011
(-1 from 1919)
14936
(+1502 from 1919)
1.35685
191910
No change from 1918
13434
(-476 from 1918)
1.32312
191810
No change from 1917
13910
(+1299 from 1917)
1.32647
191710
No change from 1916
12611
(+613 from 1916)
1.31459
191610
No change from 1915
11998
(+508 from 1915)
1.29955
191510
(+1 from 1914)
11490
(+2640 from 1914)
1.30431
191411
(-1 from 1913)
8850
(+1754 from 1913)
1.29515
191310
No change from 1912
7096
(+1009 from 1912)
1.32327
191210
No change from 1911
6087
(+2795 from 1911)
1.34830
191110
(+2 from 1910)
3292
(+441 from 1910)
1.36374
191012
(-2 from 1909)
2851
(+383 from 1909)
1.36728
190910
No change from 1908
2468
(+167 from 1908)
1.39543
190810
(+1 from 1907)
2301
(+127 from 1907)
1.38309
190711
(-1 from 1906)
2174
(-2 from 1906)
1.37088
190610
No change from 1905
2176
(+41 from 1905)
1.51042
190510
(+1 from 1904)
2135
(+78 from 1904)
1.49058
190411
(-1 from 1903)
2057
(+95 from 1903)
1.48517
190310
(+1 from 1902)
1962
(-172 from 1902)
1.51714
190211
No change from 1901
2134
(+314 from 1901)
1.60753
190111
No change from 1900
1820
(-736 from 1900)
1.57450
190011
No change from 1899
2556
(+745 from 1899)
1.57657
189911
(-1 from 1898)
1811
(-350 from 1898)
1.57213
189810
(+1 from 1897)
2161
(+181 from 1897)
1.63589
189711
(+1 from 1896)
1980
(-108 from 1896)
1.62372
189612
(-1 from 1895)
2088
(-65 from 1895)
1.61773
189511
(+1 from 1894)
2153
(-17 from 1894)
1.70007
189412
No change from 1893
2170
(+13 from 1893)
1.73750
189312
No change from 1892
2157
(-256 from 1892)
1.78204
189212
No change from 1891
2413
(+431 from 1891)
1.83565
189112
No change from 1890
1982
(-218 from 1890)
1.81394
189012
No change from 1889
2200
(-33 from 1889)
1.83793
188912
No change from 1888
2233
(-216 from 1888)
1.87597
188812
(-3 from 1887)
2449
(+298 from 1887)
1.88519
18879
(+1 from 1886)
2151
(-186 from 1886)
1.96778
188610
No change from 1885
2337
(+71 from 1885)
1.96319
188510
(-2 from 1884)
2266
(-306 from 1884)
1.95437
18848
(+2 from 1883)
2572
(+256 from 1883)
2.09552
188310
(-2 from 1882)
2316
(-294 from 1882)
2.05912
18828
(+1 from 1881)
2610
(+328 from 1881)
2.13880
18819
(-1 from 1880)
2282
(-252 from 1880)
2.10758
18808
First SSA data recorded
2534
First SSA data recorded
2.14022

American States Popularity Rankings for Thomas

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

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Pennsylvania (PA)

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California (CA)

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Illinois (IL)

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Ohio (OH)

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Michigan (MI)

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New Jersey (NJ)

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Texas (TX)

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Massachusetts (MA)

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Wisconsin (WI)

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North Carolina (NC)

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Georgia (GA)

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Virginia (VA)

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Indiana (IN)

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Florida (FL)

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Minnesota (MN)

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Missouri (MO)

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Tennessee (TN)

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Alabama (AL)

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Maryland (MD)

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Connecticut (CT)

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South Carolina (SC)

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Kentucky (KY)

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Iowa (IA)

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Louisiana (LA)

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Washington (WA)

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Mississippi (MS)

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West Virginia (WV)

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Oklahoma (OK)

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Colorado (CO)

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Arkansas (AR)

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Kansas (KS)

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Nebraska (NE)

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Oregon (OR)

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Arizona (AZ)

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District of Columbia (DC)

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Rhode Island (RI)

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Utah (UT)

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Maine (ME)

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New Hampshire (NH)

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Montana (MT)

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New Mexico (NM)

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South Dakota (SD)

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North Dakota (ND)

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Delaware (DE)

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Idaho (ID)

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Hawaii (HI)

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Vermont (VT)

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Nevada (NV)

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Wyoming (WY)

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Alaska (AK)

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Popularity Rankings for Thomas in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Medieval England

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Popularity in Quebec, Canada

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Popularity in Australia (NSW)

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Popularity in Northern Ireland

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Popularity in England and Wales

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Popularity in Greenland

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Popularity in New Zealand

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Popularity in Ireland

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Popularity in Scotland

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Popularity in Canada

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Popularity in Other American Territories

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Popularity in Italy

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Popularity in Denmark

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Popularity in Chile

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Popularity in France

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Popularity in Austria

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Popularity in Belgium

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Popularity in Uruguay

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Popularity in Argentina

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Popularity in Switzerland

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Popularity in Sweden

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Popularity in Norway

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Popularity in Iceland

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Popularity in Germany

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Popularity in Poland

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Popularity in Puerto Rico

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Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Thomas a Name for Boys or Girls?

Thomas is traditionally a masculine name. While it has female variations such as Thomasina and Tamsin, it is predominantly used for boys.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Thomas

Thomas in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places