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Thomas
Pronounced /ˈtɒm.əs/
Rank in 2024
#39
Born in 2024
6,576
Peak year
1952 · #8
Origin
Aramaic
Also recorded for girls:5 in 2024 (#15,492)
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 6,576 boys were named Thomas, about 1 in every 261.
- It peaked in 1952 with 48,650 babies, ranked #8.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 2,351,624 boys 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.
- 14.3Greatest1901–27
- 19.1Silent1928–45
- 21.6Boomers1946–64
- 12.8Gen X1965–80
- 8.8Millennials1981–96
- 5.1Gen Z1997–12
- 3.8Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 239,099 babies, 14.30 per 1,000. Silent: 394,811 babies, 19.12 per 1,000. Boomers: 810,381 babies, 21.58 per 1,000. Gen X: 348,083 babies, 12.79 per 1,000. Millennials: 268,304 babies, 8.81 per 1,000. Gen Z: 161,603 babies, 5.15 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 81,922 babies, 3.77 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.