EveryBabyNames

Thomas

4 countries#34 in United States, 2025
US
#34
in United States, 2025
FR
#103
in France, 2022
SCOT
#21
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#18
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
2,669,337
Peak year (United States)
1952
Peak-year count
48,725
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Thomas was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

2,367,087 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #34 · peaked in 1952 with 48,725 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

281,112 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #103 · peaked in 2000 with 10,458 births

Most common in: Nord, Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

16,785 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #21 · peaked in 1981 with 472 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

4,353 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #18 · peaked in 1998 with 198 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Thomas’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#51
2007#52↓1
2008#52
2009#57↓5
2010#62↓5
2011#63↓1
2012#63
2013#61↑2
2014#54↑7
2015#50↑4
2016#48↑2
2017#49↓1
2018#49
2019#47↑2
2020#45↑2
2021#46↓1
2022#45↑1
2023#41↑4
2024#39↑2
2025#34↑5

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