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Thomas
Pronounced /ˈtɒm.əs/
Rank in 2024
#15,492
Born in 2024
5
Peak year
1983 · #989
Origin
Aramaic
Also recorded for boys:6,576 in 2024 (#39)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 5 girls were named Thomas, about 1 in every 322,638.
- It peaked in 1983 with 147 babies, ranked #989.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 8,504 girls have been named Thomas since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Thomas per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,254 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Silent: 1,651 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,952 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,820 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,269 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 241 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 87 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles. In the gospel of John (11:16, 20:24), the Aramaic nickname is also translated into Greek, as δίδυμος m (dídumos). Used as a given name since the Middle Ages, e.g. Thomas the Presbyter (7th century), Thomas the Slav (8th century), Thomas of Bayeux (died 1100). (infidel or doubter): In reference to the doubting Apostle.
- A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
- Origin
- Aramaic
- Say it
- /ˈtɒm.əs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0.