NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Thomas Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Thomas: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 2,358,576 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,358,576
Peak year
1952 #8
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-3.4%

In the 1950s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20116,929#63
20126,855#63
20136,799#61
20147,043#54
20157,204#51
20167,367#48
20177,187#49
20186,840#49
20196,667#47
20206,452#45
20216,680#46
20226,512#45
20236,625#41
20246,596#39
20256,917#34

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1952

NY
5,295
PA
4,130
OH
3,361
IL
3,247
CA
2,895
MI
2,785

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