Thomas is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #34 in 2025.
Thomas is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #34 among boys (6,917) and #13,075 among girls (7) — overall #49 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,924 | 6,924 | #13,075 | #34 |
| 2024 | 6,601 | 6,601 | #17,473 | #39 |
| 2023 | 6,632 | 6,632 | #13,333 | #41 |
| 2022 | 6,522 | 6,522 | #10,331 | #45 |
| 2021 | 6,685 | 6,685 | #17,455 | #46 |
| 2020 | 6,460 | 6,460 | #12,053 | #45 |
| 2019 | 6,667 | 6,667 | — | #47 |
| 2018 | 6,847 | 6,847 | #13,683 | #49 |
| 2017 | 7,198 | 7,206 | #9,879 | #49 |
| 2016 | 7,377 | 7,385 | #10,792 | #48 |
| 2015 | 7,214 | 7,224 | #10,805 | #51 |
| 2014 | 7,049 | 7,056 | #16,352 | #54 |
| 2013 | 6,807 | 6,807 | #13,049 | #61 |
| 2012 | 6,865 | 6,865 | #11,191 | #63 |
| 2011 | 6,939 | 6,944 | #11,129 | #63 |
| 2010 | 7,147 | 7,153 | #10,405 | #62 |
| 2009 | 7,741 | 7,749 | #9,342 | #57 |
| 2008 | 8,370 | 8,375 | — | #52 |
| 2007 | 8,943 | 8,954 | #13,833 | #52 |
| 2006 | 9,531 | 9,545 | #7,455 | #51 |
| 2005 | 10,051 | 10,057 | #10,860 | #40 |
| 2004 | 10,543 | 10,549 | #3,742 | #37 |
| 2003 | 10,951 | 10,967 | #7,183 | #36 |
| 2002 | 11,307 | 11,320 | #7,796 | #36 |
| 2001 | 12,163 | 12,175 | #7,292 | #33 |
| 2000 | 12,661 | 12,677 | #5,140 | #33 |
| 1999 | 12,814 | 12,827 | #5,644 | #31 |
| 1998 | 12,906 | 12,925 | #6,051 | #31 |
| 1997 | 12,918 | — | #5,403 | #31 |
| 1996 | 13,835 | — | #3,627 | #28 |
| 1995 | 14,193 | — | #3,663 | #27 |
| 1994 | 14,931 | — | #4,835 | #27 |
| 1993 | 14,897 | — | #3,765 | #27 |
| 1992 | 15,325 | — | #3,265 | #27 |
| 1991 | 16,830 | — | #2,883 | #28 |
| 1990 | 18,275 | — | #2,693 | #26 |
| 1989 | 18,509 | — | #1,896 | #23 |
| 1988 | 18,923 | — | #1,260 | #23 |
| 1987 | 18,264 | — | #1,178 | #24 |
| 1986 | 17,490 | — | #1,135 | #26 |
| 1985 | 17,722 | — | #1,225 | #25 |
| 1984 | 17,715 | — | #1,152 | #25 |
| 1983 | 17,712 | — | #991 | #24 |
| 1982 | 17,688 | — | #1,220 | #23 |
| 1981 | 17,268 | — | #1,206 | #26 |
| 1980 | 17,676 | — | #1,194 | #25 |
| 1979 | 16,576 | — | #1,118 | #26 |
| 1978 | 16,612 | — | #1,045 | #23 |
| 1977 | 16,709 | — | #1,066 | #22 |
| 1976 | 16,223 | — | #1,153 | #23 |
| 1975 | 16,618 | — | #1,299 | #20 |
| 1974 | 17,361 | — | #1,203 | #20 |
| 1973 | 18,022 | — | #1,119 | #19 |
| 1972 | 19,653 | — | #1,145 | #20 |
| 1971 | 23,280 | — | #974 | #17 |
| 1970 | 26,802 | — | #960 | #17 |
| 1969 | 27,568 | — | #1,094 | #13 |
| 1968 | 27,541 | — | #946 | #12 |
| 1967 | 28,385 | — | #864 | #12 |
| 1966 | 29,120 | — | #942 | #10 |
| 1965 | 31,707 | — | #980 | #9 |
| 1964 | 34,576 | — | #1,015 | #9 |
| 1963 | 35,625 | — | #906 | #9 |
| 1962 | 36,643 | — | #1,007 | #9 |
| 1961 | 37,675 | — | #1,048 | #9 |
| 1960 | 39,397 | — | #986 | #9 |
| 1959 | 40,423 | — | #932 | #9 |
| 1958 | 42,203 | — | #968 | #9 |
| 1957 | 44,736 | — | #988 | #9 |
| 1956 | 44,940 | — | #1,006 | #9 |
| 1955 | 45,927 | — | #1,184 | #8 |
| 1954 | 47,237 | — | #1,122 | #8 |
| 1953 | 47,106 | — | #967 | #8 |
| 1952 | 48,725 | — | #1,073 | #8 |
| 1951 | 48,365 | — | #986 | #8 |
| 1950 | 45,677 | — | #1,017 | #8 |
| 1949 | 45,293 | — | #878 | #8 |
| 1948 | 43,875 | — | #895 | #8 |
| 1947 | 44,945 | — | #868 | #8 |
| 1946 | 38,985 | — | #794 | #8 |
| 1945 | 31,974 | — | #754 | #8 |
| 1944 | 31,704 | — | #767 | #8 |
| 1943 | 32,965 | — | #815 | #8 |
| 1942 | 31,203 | — | #747 | #8 |
| 1941 | 26,716 | — | #844 | #8 |
| 1940 | 24,077 | — | #750 | #8 |
| 1939 | 22,203 | — | #804 | #9 |
| 1938 | 21,457 | — | #809 | #9 |
| 1937 | 19,838 | — | #855 | #9 |
| 1936 | 18,418 | — | #779 | #8 |
| 1935 | 17,757 | — | #797 | #9 |
| 1934 | 17,435 | — | #869 | #9 |
| 1933 | 16,604 | — | #669 | #10 |
| 1932 | 16,926 | — | #711 | #10 |
| 1931 | 16,936 | — | #715 | #10 |
| 1930 | 17,136 | — | #614 | #11 |
| 1929 | 16,393 | — | #628 | #11 |
| 1928 | 16,725 | — | #591 | #11 |
| 1927 | 17,143 | — | #673 | #11 |
| 1926 | 16,702 | — | #694 | #11 |
| 1925 | 16,766 | — | #846 | #11 |
| 1924 | 16,640 | — | #814 | #11 |
| 1923 | 15,952 | — | #906 | #12 |
| 1922 | 15,328 | — | #896 | #11 |
| 1921 | 15,384 | — | #852 | #11 |
| 1920 | 15,018 | — | #805 | #11 |
| 1919 | 13,500 | — | #866 | #10 |
| 1918 | 13,979 | — | #867 | #10 |
| 1917 | 12,666 | — | #943 | #10 |
| 1916 | 12,047 | — | #991 | #10 |
| 1915 | 11,536 | — | #987 | #10 |
| 1914 | 8,898 | — | #854 | #11 |
| 1913 | 7,132 | — | #900 | #10 |
| 1912 | 6,121 | — | #867 | #10 |
| 1911 | 3,315 | — | #928 | #10 |
| 1910 | 2,869 | — | #1,062 | #12 |
| 1909 | 2,480 | — | #1,279 | #10 |
| 1908 | 2,323 | — | #846 | #10 |
| 1907 | 2,186 | — | #1,202 | #11 |
| 1906 | 2,189 | — | #1,095 | #10 |
| 1905 | 2,153 | — | #898 | #10 |
| 1904 | 2,073 | — | #934 | #11 |
| 1903 | 1,971 | — | #1,302 | #10 |
| 1902 | 2,150 | — | #901 | #11 |
| 1901 | 1,832 | — | #1,000 | #11 |
| 1900 | 2,572 | — | #963 | #11 |
| 1899 | 1,819 | — | #1,272 | #11 |
| 1898 | 2,172 | — | #1,092 | #10 |
| 1897 | 1,996 | — | #821 | #11 |
| 1896 | 2,099 | — | #1,041 | #12 |
| 1895 | 2,167 | — | #890 | #11 |
| 1894 | 2,179 | — | #1,124 | #12 |
| 1893 | 2,173 | — | #766 | #12 |
| 1892 | 2,429 | — | #758 | #12 |
| 1891 | 1,995 | — | #789 | #12 |
| 1890 | 2,209 | — | #1,001 | #12 |
| 1889 | 2,245 | — | #796 | #12 |
| 1888 | 2,463 | — | #721 | #12 |
| 1887 | 2,158 | — | #1,027 | #9 |
| 1886 | 2,345 | — | #888 | #10 |
| 1885 | 2,275 | — | #790 | #10 |
| 1884 | 2,582 | — | #725 | #8 |
| 1883 | 2,316 | — | — | #10 |
| 1882 | 2,622 | — | #559 | #8 |
| 1881 | 2,293 | — | #535 | #9 |
| 1880 | 2,542 | — | #673 | #8 |