Thomas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration, from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא, romanized: Tawmɑʔ), meaning 'twin'.

From Wikipedia

Thomas first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 1,277 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Thomas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Thomas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

38,673

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,277

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Downton Abbey: Thomas Barrow — footman, then under-butler
In Yellowstone: Thomas Rainwater — Broken Rock tribal chairman

Famous people named Thomas

Thomas Edisonfilm producer · b. 1847
Thomas Jeffersonplanter class · b. 1743
Thomas Manndiarist · b. 1875
Thomas Hobbesphilosopher of law · b. 1588
Thomas Paineprose writer · b. 1737

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	294	#68
1956	288	#70
1957	277	#74
1958	320	#71
1959	309	#73
1960	303	#75
1961	330	#74
1962	320	#76
1963	331	#76
1964	282	#85
1965	306	#82
1966	294	#81
1967	287	#84
1968	287	#86
1969	273	#97
1970	271	#94
1971	242	#97
1972	245	#90
1973	235	#86
1974	231	#79
1975	243	#77
1976	261	#73
1977	261	#75
1978	338	#63
1979	341	#61
1980	418	#46
1981	449	#42
1982	541	#29
1983	556	#29
1984	665	#22
1985	765	#12
1986	860	#10
1987	817	#12
1988	957	#9
1989	991	#4
1990	1,097	#4
1991	1,265	#2
1992	1,152	#3
1993	1,090	#4
1994	1,191	#2
1995	1,175	#1
1996	1,126	#2
1997	1,135	#1
1998	1,269	#1
1999	1,140	#2
2000	1,195	#1
2001	1,277	#1
2002	1,243	#1
2003	1,139	#1
2004	923	#3
2005	844	#3
2006	835	#3
2007	789	#5
2008	783	#6
2009	756	#6
2010	694	#10
2011	667	#11
2012	588	#14
2013	587	#12
2014	525	#15