Name
THOMAS

Name THOMAS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 3,224,356 births of Thomas in the countries below, which represents an average of 22,707 births of children bearing the first name Thomas per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 17,922 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Thomas   
In Italiano Nome Thomas   
Available variant : Thomás


Information about the first name Thomas

We celebrate Thomas on July 3rd, June 22nd
The first name Thomas is listed in our categories :The first name Thomas has been assigned to:
99.86% to boys
0.14% to girls
The country where the first name Thomas is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Thomas

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Thomas : Thoams, Tomas H, Tomash, Tomhas

Thomas in Japanese *

Romajitoomasu
Katakanaトーマス
Hiraganaとーます
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Thomas in Japanese
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Thomas in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Thomas

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (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 (dídumos). Use 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).
Noun src :
  • Thomas (plural Thomases)
  • (derogatory, Christianity) An infidel (in reference to the doubting Apostle).
Pronunciation src :
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɒ.məs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.məs/
  • Rhymes: -ɒməs
Popularity (Europe) src :
  • Thomas was a popular name throughout medieval Europe. In Britain the name was rare prior to the Norman Conquest (11th century CE), but by the 13th and 14th centuries it had become common. In 2017 it ranked 13th in popularity in the United Kingdom with 3,246 babies given the name.
Popularity (United States) src :
  • The Social Security Administration lists the name Thomas as the ninth most popular name in the United States over the past 100 years. In 2017 it ranked 48th in popularity with 7,131 babies given the name.
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • doubting Thomas
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Hawaiian: Kamaki
  • → Maori: Tāmati
  • → Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • (female given names): Tamsin, Thomasina
Middle English
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Latin Thōmās.
Proper noun src :
  • Thomas
  • a male given name from Aramaic
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • English: Thomas→ Hawaiian: Kamaki→ Maori: Tāmati→ Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /tɔ.ma/, /tɔ.mɑ/
Proper noun src :
  • Thomas m
  • Thomas (biblical figure)
  • a male given name of biblical origin
  • 1862 Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, Vol.1, Book 4:1, translation 1887 by Isabel F. Hapgood:
  • a common surname originating as a patronymic
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Vietnamese: Tôma
General
Proper noun src :
  • Thomas
  • Thomas (biblical figure)
  • a male given name of biblical origin
SE Swedish
Proper noun src :
  • Thomas c (genitive Thomas)
  • a male given name of popular usage, variant of Tomas
Latin
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא‎ or תאמא‎ (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰoː.maːs/, [ˈt̪ʰoːmäːs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈto.mas/, [ˈt̪ɔːmäs]
Proper noun src :
  • Thōmās m (genitive Thōmae); first declension
  • (Christianity) Thomas the Apostle.
  • a male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).
  • The accusative is sometimes Thomam.
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Dutch thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא‎.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.mɑs/
  • Hyphenation: Tho‧mas
Proper noun src :
  • Thomas m
  • Thomas (biblical figure)
  • a male given name of biblical origin
  • a surname originating as a patronymic
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Tom, Tomas
  • (surnames) Thomasse, Thomassen
DK Danish
Alternative forms src :
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Greenlandic: Tuumarsi
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • (male given names) Tom, Tommy
  • (female given names) Thomine
  • (surnames) Thomasen, Thomassen, Thomsen
DE German
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.mas/
Proper noun src :
  • Thomas m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Thomas' or (with an article) Thomas, feminine genitive Thomas, plural Thomas or Thomasens)
  • a surname originating as a patronymic
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
 

Popularity of the name Thomas

Number of THOMAS births per year

Popularity of the name Thomas
Popularity of the name Thomas

Total births of Thomas by country

Births with the first name Thomas
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
2,338,237
3,969
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
280,829
326
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
155,395
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
63,528
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
63,001
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
52,687
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
36,073
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
31,706
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
30,630
56
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
30,254
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
25,277
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
18,926
32
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
15,795
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
13,720
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
13,387
80
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
12,636
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
10,690
2
CLChili
2010 - 2021
8,081
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
5,199
2
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
4,123
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
3,943
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
3,601
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
855
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
618
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
575
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
57
0
CASKSaskatchewan
2013 - 2022
37
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
22
0
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
7
0
Popularity of the name Thomas

Total births of Thomas by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Thomas
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
6,465
0
DEGermany
2022
3,049
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
2,302
0
ITItaly
2021
1,322
0
AUAustralia
2022
1,104
0
FRFrance
2022
659
0
QCQuebec
2022
571
0
CLChili
2021
530
0
NLNetherlands
2022
349
0
ONOntario
2019
316
0
IEIreland
2022
246
0
ARArgentina
2015
189
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
151
0
ATAustria
2021
117
0
BEBelgium
2022
101
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
97
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
92
0
ABAlberta
2022
90
0
NONorway
2022
56
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
30
0
NSNew Scotland
2022
28
0
DKDenmark
2022
26
0
SESweden
2022
18
0
PLPoland
2022
14
0

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Personalities with the first name Thomas

There are 2751 personalities with the first name Thomas

Thomas Edison (Thomas Alva Edison) src

United states of america
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Thomas Jefferson src

United states of america
Writer Teacher Lawyer Architect Politician Farmer Jurist Inventor Statesperson Diplomat Archaeologist Philosopher Cryptographer

Woodrow Wilson src

United states of america
Writer Teacher Lawyer Politician Jurist Statesperson Political scientist University teacher Academic

Thomas Mann (Paul Thomas Mann) src

Nazi germany Czechoslovakia Weimar republic German empire
Screenwriter Writer Essayist Short story writer University teacher Novelist Social critic Autobiographer Diarist

Thomas Hobbes src

Kingdom of england
Writer Politician Mathematician Economist Historian Translator In-home tutor Political scientist Philosopher Philosopher of law

T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot) src

United states of america United kingdom
Screenwriter Poet Playwright Lyricist University teacher Journalist Literary critic Children's writer Critic Essayist Short story writer Social critic

Sean Connery (Thomas Sean Connery) src

United kingdom
Screenwriter Actor Milkman Character actor Stage actor Voice actor Film producer Television actor Film actor

Thomas More src

Kingdom of england
Judge Writer Poet Politician Historian Diplomat Poet lawyer Statesperson Theologian Philosopher Novelist

Tom Hanks (Thomas Jeffrey Hanks) src

United states of america Greece
Screenwriter Actor Writer Composer Television producer Television presenter Comedian Character actor Executive producer Television director Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Director Television actor Short story writer Narrator Film acto

Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother Iv) src

United states of america
Film director Film producer Film actor


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Thomas
Full list of personalities with the first name Thomas

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Thomas

There are 7902 actors and actresses with the first name Thomas
Thomas Dominick Debone
Thomas Becht
Thomas Delgado-Little
Thomas Camorani
Thomas Cronin
Thomas Norgreen Nielsen
Thomas Olive
Thomas Meilstrup
Thomas Garvey
Thomas Childs
Thomas Byrne
Thomas Souverain
Thomas Momplot
Thomas Stene-Johansen
Thomas Simon
Thomas Goldberg
Thomas Linssen
Thomas Otrok
Thomas Stanley
Thomas Wittmann
Thomas Doret
Thomas Bellas
Thomas Racek
Thomas Rhys Jones
Thomas Hans
Thomas Van Achteren
Thomas Selstad
Thomas Doucet
Thomas Batuello
Thomas Drewson

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Thomas
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Thomas

Rankings of first name THOMAS by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#2DE Germany2022
#4QC Quebec2022
#11AU Australia2022
#13NS New Scotland2022
#15NZ New Zealand2022
#16IE Ireland2022
#18GB United Kingdom2021
#18BC British Columbia2022
#24NL Netherlands2022
#28ON Ontario2019
#29AB Alberta2022
#34IT Italy2021
#44CL Chili2021
#45US United State of America2022
#76AT Austria2021
#89CH Switzerland2021
#93AR Argentina2015
#101BE Belgium2022
#103FR France2022
#108NO Norway2022
#124CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#189DK Denmark2022
#328PL Poland2022
#398SE Sweden2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name THOMAS (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Thomas
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Other girls' names around Thomas
THOMAITHOMAIDATHOMAISTHOMAITSATHOMALEETHOMALENATHOMALIETHOMALINATHOMALYTHOMANA THOMAS THOMASATHOMASETHOMASENATHOMASENIATHOMASINTHOMASINATHOMASINETHOMASMATIASTHOMASOVNATHOMASSINE

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