Boy name
Thomas
Thomas holds the #34 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,917 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1880, Thomas is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1880 (#8 nationally, 2,534 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#10 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#34
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#8
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
6,917
boys named Thomas
Thomas popularity, 1880–2025
Where Thomas is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#16), Wyoming (#27), District of Columbia (#16)
Uniqueness score
11/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Thomas in the most recent year of SSA data.