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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 6,917 male babies that were named Thomas in the US, which was 0.41% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Thomas peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1988 with a count of 18,806 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 2025.

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	17564	0.99
1981	17159	0.96
1982	17578	0.97
1983	17565	0.98
1984	17596	0.98
1985	17609	0.95
1986	17362	0.94
1987	18139	0.97
1988	18806	0.98
1989	18439	0.92
1990	18231	0.89
1991	16789	0.83
1992	15290	0.77
1993	14868	0.76
1994	14910	0.77
1995	14163	0.74
1996	13804	0.73
1997	12899	0.68
1998	12889	0.67
1999	12795	0.67
2000	12638	0.64
2001	12148	0.63
2002	11293	0.58
2003	10935	0.55
2004	10504	0.53
2005	10041	0.50
2006	9514	0.46
2007	8935	0.43
2008	8370	0.41
2009	7728	0.39
2010	7136	0.37
2011	6929	0.37
2012	6855	0.36
2013	6799	0.36
2014	7043	0.37
2015	7204	0.38
2016	7367	0.39
2017	7187	0.39
2018	6840	0.38
2019	6667	0.37
2020	6452	0.37
2021	6680	0.38
2022	6512	0.37
2023	6625	0.39
2024	6596	0.38
2025	6917	0.41