Thomas Name Popularity

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How popular is Thomas?

The very popular name Thomas was the 49th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 100 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #8 for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1955.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1952 with 48,652 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Thomas was 1,811 in 1899.

Thomas, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1906-1924, 1932-1947, 1948-1951, and 1985-1988, whereas 1957-1976, 1990-1997, and 1998-2010 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Thomas popularity headed?

Thomas's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Thomas's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Thomas lately has remained about the same.

The name Thomas is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Thomas (Girl)		Thomas (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	13,582	6,779	49
2017		11	9,853	7,162	49
2016		10	10,765	7,348	48
2015		10	10,782	7,187	51
2014		6	16,322	7,028	54
2013		8	13,033	6,788	61
2012		10	11,177	6,842	63
2011		10	11,115	6,914	63
2010		11	10,389	7,123	62
2009		13	9,332	7,722	57
2008		< 5	--	8,357	52
2007		8	13,828	8,927	52
2006		17	7,448	9,508	51
2005		10	10,856	10,037	40
2004		39	3,741	10,498	37
2003		16	7,179	10,932	36
2002		14	7,794	11,291	36
2001		15	7,290	12,147	33
2000		23	5,137	12,639	33
1999		19	5,644	12,791	31
1998		17	6,049	12,885	31
1997		19	5,401	12,896	31
1996		31	3,627	13,800	28
1995		30	3,660	14,159	27
1994		21	4,834	14,906	27
1993		29	3,765	14,864	27
1992		35	3,266	15,282	27
1991		41	2,883	16,786	28
1990		44	2,694	18,218	26
1989		70	1,895	18,431	23
1988		117	1,258	18,802	23
1987		125	1,177	18,125	24
1986		128	1,134	17,352	26
1985		113	1,223	17,605	25
1984		118	1,156	17,597	25
1983		147	992	17,566	24
1982		110	1,219	17,582	23
1981		110	1,198	17,166	26
1980		111	1,196	17,570	25
1979		122	1,118	16,476	26
1978		131	1,045	16,493	23
1977		123	1,067	16,590	22
1976		101	1,152	16,128	23
1975		86	1,299	16,548	20
1974		93	1,202	17,287	20
1973		101	1,119	17,938	19
1972		96	1,148	19,574	20
1971		131	973	23,164	17
1970		133	960	26,685	17
1969		103	1,094	27,469	13
1968		121	946	27,437	12
1967		138	864	28,272	12
1966		118	938	29,014	10
1965		112	981	31,623	9
1964		113	1,015	34,451	9
1963		136	902	35,503	9
1962		113	1,014	36,524	9
1961		110	1,048	37,551	9
1960		120	980	39,273	9
1959		127	932	40,276	9
1958		117	958	42,064	9
1957		110	994	44,572	9
1956		103	1,010	44,818	9
1955		73	1,174	45,824	8
1954		78	1,123	47,158	8
1953		98	967	47,005	8
1952		78	1,072	48,652	8
1951		90	986	48,284	8
1950		83	1,006	45,599	8
1949		100	884	45,202	8
1948		95	895	43,778	8
1947		103	867	44,835	8
1946		109	791	38,867	8
1945		100	754	31,869	8
1944		100	768	31,598	8
1943		91	815	32,865	8
1942		103	748	31,098	8
1941		75	844	26,643	8
1940		86	750	23,987	8
1939		74	804	22,128	9
1938		76	809	21,376	9
1937		66	855	19,775	9
1936		76	779	18,339	8
1935		72	803	17,680	9
1934		62	869	17,369	9
1933		96	669	16,500	10
1932		92	711	16,834	10
1931		89	716	16,846	10
1930		128	614	17,014	11
1929		121	628	16,277	11
1928		143	590	16,577	11
1927		116	673	17,024	11
1926		110	694	16,598	11
1925		78	846	16,689	11
1924		85	814	16,556	11
1923		66	906	15,884	12
1922		67	896	15,263	11
1921		76	852	15,307	11
1920		82	805	14,938	11
1919		66	866	13,434	10
1918		69	867	13,910	10
1917		55	943	12,611	10
1916		49	991	11,998	10
1915		46	987	11,490	10
1914		48	854	8,850	11
1913		36	900	7,096	10
1912		34	867	6,087	10
1911		23	928	3,292	10
1910		18	1,062	2,851	12
1909		12	1,279	2,468	10
1908		22	846	2,301	10
1907		12	1,202	2,175	11
1906		13	1,095	2,176	10
1905		18	898	2,135	10
1904		16	934	2,057	11
1903		9	1,302	1,962	10
1902		16	901	2,134	11
1901		12	1,000	1,820	11
1900		16	963	2,557	11
1899		8	1,272	1,811	11
1898		11	1,092	2,161	10
1897		16	821	1,980	11
1896		11	1,041	2,088	12
1895		14	890	2,153	11
1894		9	1,124	2,170	12
1893		16	766	2,157	12
1892		16	758	2,413	12
1891		13	789	1,982	12
1890		9	1,001	2,200	12
1889		12	796	2,233	12
1888		14	721	2,449	12
1887		7	1,027	2,151	9
1886		8	888	2,337	10
1885		9	790	2,266	10
1884		10	725	2,572	8
1883		< 5	--	2,316	10
1882		12	559	2,610	8
1881		11	535	2,282	9
1880		8	673	2,534	8

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.