How popular is “Thomas” in the USA?
Number of people named “Thomas” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Thomas” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Thomas” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Thomas” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Thomas” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Thomas” by birth year
This chart shows how “Thomas” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2542 | 0.012616387 | 8 | 2534 | -99% |
| 1881 | 2293 | 0.011900066 | 11 | 2282 | -99% |
| 1882 | 2622 | 0.011835708 | 12 | 2610 | -99% |
| 1883 | 2316 | 0.010675468 | 2316 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 2582 | 0.010605395 | 10 | 2572 | -99% |
| 1885 | 2275 | 0.009445556 | 9 | 2266 | -99% |
| 1886 | 2345 | 0.009184697 | 8 | 2337 | -99% |
| 1887 | 2158 | 0.008722998 | 7 | 2151 | -99% |
| 1888 | 2463 | 0.00822442 | 14 | 2449 | -99% |
| 1889 | 2245 | 0.007769618 | 12 | 2233 | -99% |
| 1890 | 2209 | 0.007329106 | 9 | 2200 | -99% |
| 1891 | 1995 | 0.006959149 | 13 | 1982 | -99% |
| 1892 | 2429 | 0.007264321 | 16 | 2413 | -99% |
| 1893 | 2173 | 0.006681569 | 16 | 2157 | -99% |
| 1894 | 2179 | 0.006433612 | 9 | 2170 | -99% |
| 1895 | 2167 | 0.006173437 | 14 | 2153 | -99% |
| 1896 | 2099 | 0.005871592 | 11 | 2088 | -99% |
| 1897 | 1996 | 0.005752874 | 16 | 1980 | -98% |
| 1898 | 2172 | 0.005693987 | 11 | 2161 | -99% |
| 1899 | 1819 | 0.00536208 | 8 | 1811 | -99% |
| 1900 | 2572 | 0.005712281 | 16 | 2556 | -99% |
| 1901 | 1832 | 0.005297676 | 12 | 1820 | -99% |
| 1902 | 2150 | 0.005559391 | 16 | 2134 | -99% |
| 1903 | 1971 | 0.005170514 | 9 | 1962 | -99% |
| 1904 | 2073 | 0.005137737 | 16 | 2057 | -98% |
| 1905 | 2153 | 0.005078765 | 18 | 2135 | -98% |
| 1906 | 2189 | 0.005109102 | 13 | 2176 | -99% |
| 1907 | 2186 | 0.004697136 | 12 | 2174 | -99% |
| 1908 | 2323 | 0.004753924 | 22 | 2301 | -98% |
| 1909 | 2480 | 0.004851102 | 12 | 2468 | -99% |
| 1910 | 2869 | 0.004856859 | 18 | 2851 | -99% |
| 1911 | 3315 | 0.005145295 | 23 | 3292 | -99% |
| 1912 | 6121 | 0.006194955 | 34 | 6087 | -99% |
| 1913 | 7132 | 0.00627204 | 36 | 7096 | -99% |
| 1914 | 8898 | 0.006282372 | 48 | 8850 | -99% |
| 1915 | 11536 | 0.006295479 | 46 | 11490 | -99% |
| 1916 | 12047 | 0.006227716 | 49 | 11998 | -99% |
| 1917 | 12666 | 0.006311698 | 55 | 12611 | -99% |
| 1918 | 13979 | 0.006438639 | 69 | 13910 | -99% |
| 1919 | 13500 | 0.006397361 | 66 | 13434 | -99% |
| 1920 | 15018 | 0.006637371 | 82 | 14936 | -99% |
| 1921 | 15384 | 0.006589834 | 76 | 15308 | -99% |
| 1922 | 15328 | 0.006695918 | 67 | 15261 | -99% |
| 1923 | 15952 | 0.006928179 | 66 | 15886 | -99% |
| 1924 | 16640 | 0.00698687 | 85 | 16555 | -99% |
| 1925 | 16766 | 0.007185525 | 78 | 16688 | -99% |
| 1926 | 16702 | 0.007274691 | 110 | 16592 | -99% |
| 1927 | 17143 | 0.007391269 | 116 | 17027 | -99% |
| 1928 | 16725 | 0.007397372 | 143 | 16582 | -98% |
| 1929 | 16395 | 0.007478922 | 121 | 16274 | -99% |
| 1930 | 17135 | 0.007707054 | 128 | 17007 | -99% |
| 1931 | 16935 | 0.00804747 | 89 | 16846 | -99% |
| 1932 | 16927 | 0.00801737 | 92 | 16835 | -99% |
| 1933 | 16602 | 0.008303296 | 96 | 16506 | -99% |
| 1934 | 17434 | 0.008394581 | 62 | 17372 | -99% |
| 1935 | 17758 | 0.008497057 | 73 | 17685 | -99% |
| 1936 | 18419 | 0.008865612 | 76 | 18343 | -99% |
| 1937 | 19837 | 0.009310217 | 66 | 19771 | -99% |
| 1938 | 21456 | 0.009697303 | 76 | 21380 | -99% |
| 1939 | 22202 | 0.010076053 | 74 | 22128 | -99% |
| 1940 | 24078 | 0.010456488 | 86 | 23992 | -99% |
| 1941 | 26718 | 0.010966067 | 75 | 26643 | -99% |
| 1942 | 31200 | 0.011420966 | 103 | 31097 | -99% |
| 1943 | 32965 | 0.011679118 | 91 | 32874 | -99% |
| 1944 | 31703 | 0.011785156 | 100 | 31603 | -99% |
| 1945 | 31973 | 0.012052049 | 100 | 31873 | -99% |
| 1946 | 38984 | 0.012200393 | 108 | 38876 | -99% |
| 1947 | 44943 | 0.012476119 | 103 | 44840 | -100% |
| 1948 | 43873 | 0.012707537 | 95 | 43778 | -100% |
| 1949 | 45296 | 0.012998253 | 101 | 45195 | -100% |
| 1950 | 45677 | 0.013038062 | 81 | 45596 | -100% |
| 1951 | 48365 | 0.013129323 | 90 | 48275 | -100% |
| 1952 | 48728 | 0.012829893 | 78 | 48650 | -100% |
| 1953 | 47107 | 0.012224015 | 98 | 47009 | -100% |
| 1954 | 47235 | 0.01186598 | 78 | 47157 | -100% |
| 1955 | 45927 | 0.011438627 | 72 | 45855 | -100% |
| 1956 | 44945 | 0.010900945 | 104 | 44841 | -100% |
| 1957 | 44735 | 0.010645758 | 111 | 44624 | -100% |
| 1958 | 42202 | 0.010208752 | 115 | 42087 | -99% |
| 1959 | 40418 | 0.009720557 | 127 | 40291 | -99% |
| 1960 | 39392 | 0.00948333 | 119 | 39273 | -99% |
| 1961 | 37678 | 0.009095911 | 110 | 37568 | -99% |
| 1962 | 36639 | 0.00907946 | 114 | 36525 | -99% |
| 1963 | 35625 | 0.009000303 | 135 | 35490 | -99% |
| 1964 | 34564 | 0.008890821 | 113 | 34451 | -99% |
| 1965 | 31718 | 0.008748709 | 112 | 31606 | -99% |
| 1966 | 29122 | 0.008378852 | 117 | 29005 | -99% |
| 1967 | 28389 | 0.008362257 | 138 | 28251 | -99% |
| 1968 | 27545 | 0.008153236 | 121 | 27424 | -99% |
| 1969 | 27569 | 0.007932788 | 103 | 27466 | -99% |
| 1970 | 26807 | 0.007432939 | 133 | 26674 | -99% |
| 1971 | 23281 | 0.006782806 | 131 | 23150 | -99% |
| 1972 | 19657 | 0.006254228 | 96 | 19561 | -99% |
| 1973 | 18025 | 0.005974702 | 101 | 17924 | -99% |
| 1974 | 17363 | 0.005711515 | 93 | 17270 | -99% |
| 1975 | 16621 | 0.005504747 | 86 | 16535 | -99% |
| 1976 | 16223 | 0.005346538 | 101 | 16122 | -99% |
| 1977 | 16714 | 0.005261776 | 123 | 16591 | -99% |
| 1978 | 16614 | 0.005234619 | 131 | 16483 | -98% |
| 1979 | 16578 | 0.004982867 | 122 | 16456 | -99% |
| 1980 | 17677 | 0.00513194 | 112 | 17565 | -99% |
| 1981 | 17269 | 0.004991942 | 109 | 17160 | -99% |
| 1982 | 17689 | 0.005042529 | 110 | 17579 | -99% |
| 1983 | 17712 | 0.00511414 | 147 | 17565 | -98% |
| 1984 | 17716 | 0.005078029 | 119 | 17597 | -99% |
| 1985 | 17720 | 0.004964823 | 113 | 17607 | -99% |
| 1986 | 17491 | 0.004917238 | 128 | 17363 | -99% |
| 1987 | 18262 | 0.00506488 | 125 | 18137 | -99% |
| 1988 | 18925 | 0.005121727 | 117 | 18808 | -99% |
| 1989 | 18506 | 0.004813696 | 70 | 18436 | -99% |
| 1990 | 18274 | 0.004623428 | 44 | 18230 | -100% |
| 1991 | 16829 | 0.004320374 | 41 | 16788 | -100% |
| 1992 | 15323 | 0.003989042 | 35 | 15288 | -100% |
| 1993 | 14897 | 0.003951166 | 29 | 14868 | -100% |
| 1994 | 14931 | 0.004016243 | 21 | 14910 | -100% |
| 1995 | 14193 | 0.003875587 | 30 | 14163 | -100% |
| 1996 | 13836 | 0.0037936 | 31 | 13805 | -100% |
| 1997 | 12918 | 0.00356285 | 19 | 12899 | -100% |
| 1998 | 12907 | 0.003509047 | 17 | 12890 | -100% |
| 1999 | 12812 | 0.003468452 | 19 | 12793 | -100% |
| 2000 | 12662 | 0.003349821 | 23 | 12639 | -100% |
| 2001 | 12163 | 0.003249194 | 15 | 12148 | -100% |
| 2002 | 11307 | 0.003024644 | 14 | 11293 | -100% |
| 2003 | 10950 | 0.002879821 | 16 | 10934 | -100% |
| 2004 | 10543 | 0.002759281 | 39 | 10504 | -99% |
| 2005 | 10051 | 0.00261415 | 10 | 10041 | -100% |
| 2006 | 9531 | 0.002409137 | 17 | 9514 | -100% |
| 2007 | 8943 | 0.002237046 | 8 | 8935 | -100% |
| 2008 | 8368 | 0.002128902 | 8368 | -100% | |
| 2009 | 7740 | 0.002026085 | 13 | 7727 | -100% |
| 2010 | 7146 | 0.001933578 | 11 | 7135 | -100% |
| 2011 | 6938 | 0.001896773 | 10 | 6928 | -100% |
| 2012 | 6865 | 0.001877033 | 10 | 6855 | -100% |
| 2013 | 6805 | 0.001866599 | 8 | 6797 | -100% |
| 2014 | 7047 | 0.001901318 | 6 | 7041 | -100% |
| 2015 | 7213 | 0.001948979 | 10 | 7203 | -100% |
| 2016 | 7375 | 0.00201025 | 10 | 7365 | -100% |
| 2017 | 7195 | 0.002011915 | 11 | 7184 | -100% |
| 2018 | 6843 | 0.001946303 | 7 | 6836 | -100% |
| 2019 | 6666 | 0.001920521 | 6666 | -100% | |
| 2020 | 6455 | 0.001932301 | 8 | 6447 | -100% |
| 2021 | 6685 | 0.00197317 | 5 | 6680 | -100% |
| 2022 | 6517 | 0.00192632 | 10 | 6507 | -100% |
| 2023 | 6627 | 0.002001392 | 7 | 6620 | -100% |
| 2024 | 6581 | 0.001977166 | 5 | 6576 | -100% |