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 | 0.011899943 | 11 | 2282 | -99% |
| 1882 | 2622 | 0.011835708 | 12 | 2610 | -99% |
| 1883 | 2316 | 0.010675517 | 2316 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 2582 | 0.010605395 | 10 | 2572 | -99% |
| 1885 | 2275 | 0.009445556 | 9 | 2266 | -99% |
| 1886 | 2345 | 0.00918466 | 8 | 2337 | -99% |
| 1887 | 2158 | 0.008722963 | 7 | 2151 | -99% |
| 1888 | 2463 | 0.008224447 | 14 | 2449 | -99% |
| 1889 | 2245 | 0.007769618 | 12 | 2233 | -99% |
| 1890 | 2209 | 0.007329106 | 9 | 2200 | -99% |
| 1891 | 1995 | 0.006959197 | 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 | 0.00617342 | 14 | 2153 | -99% |
| 1896 | 2099 | 0.005871592 | 11 | 2088 | -99% |
| 1897 | 1996 | 0.005752874 | 16 | 1980 | -98% |
| 1898 | 2172 | 0.005693973 | 11 | 2161 | -99% |
| 1899 | 1819 | 0.005362096 | 8 | 1811 | -99% |
| 1900 | 2573 | 0.005714464 | 16 | 2557 | -99% |
| 1901 | 1832 | 0.005297676 | 12 | 1820 | -99% |
| 1902 | 2150 | 0.005559405 | 16 | 2134 | -99% |
| 1903 | 1971 | 0.005170487 | 9 | 1962 | -99% |
| 1904 | 2073 | 0.005137737 | 16 | 2057 | -98% |
| 1905 | 2153 | 0.005078729 | 18 | 2135 | -98% |
| 1906 | 2189 | 0.005109102 | 13 | 2176 | -99% |
| 1907 | 2186 | 0.004697116 | 12 | 2174 | -99% |
| 1908 | 2323 | 0.004753894 | 22 | 2301 | -98% |
| 1909 | 2480 | 0.004851102 | 12 | 2468 | -99% |
| 1910 | 2869 | 0.00485685 | 18 | 2851 | -99% |
| 1911 | 3315 | 0.005145286 | 23 | 3292 | -99% |
| 1912 | 6121 | 0.006194968 | 34 | 6087 | -99% |
| 1913 | 7132 | 0.006272035 | 36 | 7096 | -99% |
| 1914 | 8898 | 0.006282363 | 48 | 8850 | -99% |
| 1915 | 11536 | 0.006295465 | 46 | 11490 | -99% |
| 1916 | 12047 | 0.006227713 | 49 | 11998 | -99% |
| 1917 | 12666 | 0.006311683 | 55 | 12611 | -99% |
| 1918 | 13979 | 0.006438642 | 69 | 13910 | -99% |
| 1919 | 13500 | 0.006397343 | 66 | 13434 | -99% |
| 1920 | 15018 | 0.00663735 | 82 | 14936 | -99% |
| 1921 | 15384 | 0.006589836 | 76 | 15308 | -99% |
| 1922 | 15329 | 0.006696366 | 67 | 15262 | -99% |
| 1923 | 15951 | 0.006927705 | 66 | 15885 | -99% |
| 1924 | 16639 | 0.006986418 | 85 | 16554 | -99% |
| 1925 | 16766 | 0.007185467 | 78 | 16688 | -99% |
| 1926 | 16704 | 0.007275591 | 110 | 16594 | -99% |
| 1927 | 17143 | 0.007391279 | 116 | 17027 | -99% |
| 1928 | 16725 | 0.007397493 | 143 | 16582 | -98% |
| 1929 | 16394 | 0.007478438 | 121 | 16273 | -99% |
| 1930 | 17135 | 0.007707081 | 128 | 17007 | -99% |
| 1931 | 16934 | 0.008047148 | 89 | 16845 | -99% |
| 1932 | 16926 | 0.008017003 | 92 | 16834 | -99% |
| 1933 | 16599 | 0.008301958 | 96 | 16503 | -99% |
| 1934 | 17433 | 0.008394302 | 62 | 17371 | -99% |
| 1935 | 17755 | 0.008495951 | 73 | 17682 | -99% |
| 1936 | 18421 | 0.008866801 | 76 | 18345 | -99% |
| 1937 | 19836 | 0.009309948 | 66 | 19770 | -99% |
| 1938 | 21456 | 0.009697351 | 76 | 21380 | -99% |
| 1939 | 22204 | 0.010077131 | 74 | 22130 | -99% |
| 1940 | 24076 | 0.010456011 | 86 | 23990 | -99% |
| 1941 | 26717 | 0.010966039 | 75 | 26642 | -99% |
| 1942 | 31202 | 0.011422083 | 103 | 31099 | -99% |
| 1943 | 32966 | 0.011679692 | 91 | 32875 | -99% |
| 1944 | 31699 | 0.011783984 | 100 | 31599 | -99% |
| 1945 | 31969 | 0.012050818 | 100 | 31869 | -99% |
| 1946 | 38982 | 0.012199992 | 109 | 38873 | -99% |
| 1947 | 44941 | 0.012475911 | 103 | 44838 | -100% |
| 1948 | 43874 | 0.012707966 | 95 | 43779 | -100% |
| 1949 | 45296 | 0.012998488 | 100 | 45196 | -100% |
| 1950 | 45677 | 0.013037891 | 81 | 45596 | -100% |
| 1951 | 48369 | 0.013130317 | 90 | 48279 | -100% |
| 1952 | 48724 | 0.012828742 | 78 | 48646 | -100% |
| 1953 | 47107 | 0.012224126 | 98 | 47009 | -100% |
| 1954 | 47238 | 0.011866727 | 78 | 47160 | -100% |
| 1955 | 45929 | 0.011439159 | 72 | 45857 | -100% |
| 1956 | 44944 | 0.010900576 | 104 | 44840 | -100% |
| 1957 | 44728 | 0.010643204 | 111 | 44617 | -100% |
| 1958 | 42183 | 0.010206963 | 115 | 42068 | -99% |
| 1959 | 40405 | 0.0097204 | 127 | 40278 | -99% |
| 1960 | 39396 | 0.009483207 | 120 | 39276 | -99% |
| 1961 | 37664 | 0.009095551 | 110 | 37554 | -99% |
| 1962 | 36627 | 0.009077216 | 113 | 36514 | -99% |
| 1963 | 35636 | 0.009002196 | 136 | 35500 | -99% |
| 1964 | 34561 | 0.008889894 | 113 | 34448 | -99% |
| 1965 | 31731 | 0.00875187 | 112 | 31619 | -99% |
| 1966 | 29124 | 0.008379485 | 118 | 29006 | -99% |
| 1967 | 28399 | 0.008364924 | 138 | 28261 | -99% |
| 1968 | 27553 | 0.008155257 | 121 | 27432 | -99% |
| 1969 | 27571 | 0.007932626 | 103 | 27468 | -99% |
| 1970 | 26810 | 0.007433122 | 133 | 26677 | -99% |
| 1971 | 23284 | 0.00678343 | 131 | 23153 | -99% |
| 1972 | 19662 | 0.006255172 | 96 | 19566 | -99% |
| 1973 | 18030 | 0.005975896 | 101 | 17929 | -99% |
| 1974 | 17369 | 0.0057131 | 93 | 17276 | -99% |
| 1975 | 16623 | 0.005504797 | 86 | 16537 | -99% |
| 1976 | 16230 | 0.005348256 | 101 | 16129 | -99% |
| 1977 | 16717 | 0.005262374 | 123 | 16594 | -99% |
| 1978 | 16616 | 0.00523472 | 131 | 16485 | -98% |
| 1979 | 16586 | 0.004984803 | 122 | 16464 | -99% |
| 1980 | 17680 | 0.005132315 | 112 | 17568 | -99% |
| 1981 | 17276 | 0.004993658 | 109 | 17167 | -99% |
| 1982 | 17700 | 0.005045351 | 110 | 17590 | -99% |
| 1983 | 17714 | 0.005114568 | 147 | 17567 | -98% |
| 1984 | 17719 | 0.005078917 | 119 | 17600 | -99% |
| 1985 | 17717 | 0.004964116 | 113 | 17604 | -99% |
| 1986 | 17488 | 0.004916571 | 128 | 17360 | -99% |
| 1987 | 18261 | 0.005064848 | 125 | 18136 | -99% |
| 1988 | 18925 | 0.00512212 | 117 | 18808 | -99% |
| 1989 | 18506 | 0.004813876 | 70 | 18436 | -99% |
| 1990 | 18269 | 0.004622599 | 44 | 18225 | -100% |
| 1991 | 16830 | 0.004320938 | 41 | 16789 | -100% |
| 1992 | 15321 | 0.003988842 | 35 | 15286 | -100% |
| 1993 | 14895 | 0.003950946 | 29 | 14866 | -100% |
| 1994 | 14930 | 0.004016296 | 21 | 14909 | -100% |
| 1995 | 14193 | 0.00387587 | 30 | 14163 | -100% |
| 1996 | 13834 | 0.00379334 | 31 | 13803 | -100% |
| 1997 | 12916 | 0.003562516 | 19 | 12897 | -100% |
| 1998 | 12904 | 0.003508447 | 17 | 12887 | -100% |
| 1999 | 12811 | 0.003468416 | 19 | 12792 | -100% |
| 2000 | 12662 | 0.003350074 | 23 | 12639 | -100% |
| 2001 | 12162 | 0.003249184 | 15 | 12147 | -100% |
| 2002 | 11307 | 0.003025046 | 14 | 11293 | -100% |
| 2003 | 10949 | 0.002879982 | 16 | 10933 | -100% |
| 2004 | 10542 | 0.002759427 | 39 | 10503 | -99% |
| 2005 | 10050 | 0.002614351 | 10 | 10040 | -100% |
| 2006 | 9528 | 0.002408909 | 17 | 9511 | -100% |
| 2007 | 8938 | 0.002236374 | 8 | 8930 | -100% |
| 2008 | 8363 | 0.0021283 | 8363 | -100% | |
| 2009 | 7738 | 0.002026279 | 13 | 7725 | -100% |
| 2010 | 7143 | 0.001933452 | 11 | 7132 | -100% |
| 2011 | 6934 | 0.001896448 | 10 | 6924 | -100% |
| 2012 | 6861 | 0.001876788 | 10 | 6851 | -100% |
| 2013 | 6804 | 0.001867357 | 8 | 6796 | -100% |
| 2014 | 7044 | 0.001901632 | 6 | 7038 | -100% |
| 2015 | 7208 | 0.001948957 | 10 | 7198 | -100% |
| 2016 | 7373 | 0.002011261 | 10 | 7363 | -100% |
| 2017 | 7188 | 0.002011891 | 11 | 7177 | -100% |
| 2018 | 6837 | 0.001946893 | 7 | 6830 | -100% |
| 2019 | 6651 | 0.001919026 | 6651 | -100% | |
| 2020 | 6443 | 0.001932524 | 8 | 6435 | -100% |
| 2021 | 6676 | 0.001975316 | 5 | 6671 | -100% |
| 2022 | 6475 | 0.001925997 | 10 | 6465 | -100% |