Trend of the Popularity of Thomas as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 6,576 male babies that were named Thomas in the US, which was 0.38% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Thomas peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1988 with a count of 18,808 babies, which was 0.98% of the total male babies born in the US in 1988.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Thomas, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Thomas.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Thomas in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Thomas in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Thomas from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Thomas as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	17565	0.99
1981	17160	0.96
1982	17579	0.97
1983	17565	0.98
1984	17597	0.98
1985	17607	0.95
1986	17363	0.94
1987	18137	0.97
1988	18808	0.98
1989	18436	0.92
1990	18230	0.89
1991	16788	0.83
1992	15288	0.77
1993	14868	0.76
1994	14910	0.77
1995	14163	0.74
1996	13805	0.73
1997	12899	0.68
1998	12890	0.67
1999	12793	0.67
2000	12639	0.64
2001	12148	0.63
2002	11293	0.58
2003	10934	0.55
2004	10504	0.53
2005	10041	0.50
2006	9514	0.46
2007	8935	0.43
2008	8368	0.41
2009	7727	0.39
2010	7135	0.37
2011	6928	0.37
2012	6855	0.36
2013	6797	0.36
2014	7041	0.37
2015	7203	0.38
2016	7365	0.39
2017	7184	0.39
2018	6836	0.38
2019	6666	0.37
2020	6447	0.37
2021	6680	0.38
2022	6507	0.37
2023	6620	0.39
2024	6576	0.38