3,585,657births recorded
30Countries
6Variants
1985Peak · Austria
#3Italy 2025
Thomas is a boy name family recorded 3,585,657 times in 30 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#3 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Austria in 1985, at 2,565.6 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Tomas (Argentina), Tommaso (Italy), Tomasz (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Thomas
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | English | 2,367,087 | 🇺🇸 United States | #34 | 1951 | ▲ 7 % |
| Thomas | English | 282,440 | 🇫🇷 France | #155 | 2000 | ▼ 75 % |
| Thomas | English | 162,238 | 🏴 England & Wales | #35 | 1999 | ▼ 60 % |
| Thomas | English | 65,098 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #24 | 1919 | ▼ 3 % |
| Thomas | English | 36,737 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #16 | 1964 | ▼ 25 % |
| Thomas | English | 32,037 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #106 | 1985 | ▼ 60 % |
| Tomas | Spanish | 183,164 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #59 | 2003 | ▼ 46 % |
| Tomas | Spanish | 30,730 | 🇺🇸 United States | #691 | 2003 | ▲ 29 % |
| Tomas | Spanish | 21,347 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #9 | 2014 | – |
| Tomas | Spanish | 8,912 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #5 | 2021 | – |
| Tomas | Spanish | 5,619 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #12 | 2010 | – |
| Tomas | Spanish | 4,335 | 🏴 England & Wales | #487 | 2001 | ▼ 30 % |
| Tommaso | Italian | 108,449 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #3 | 2021 | – |
| Tommaso | Italian | 635 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4857 | 2022 | ▲ 173 % |
| Tommaso | Italian | 530 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #335 | 2024 | ▼ 15 % |
| Tommaso | Italian | 299 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1466 | 2021 | ▲ 70 % |
| Tommaso | Italian | 270 | 🇫🇷 France | #2655 | 2021 | ▲ 154 % |
| Tommaso | Italian | 203 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1968 | – |
| Tomasz | Polish | 57,124 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #54 | 2000 | ▼ 64 % |
| Tomasz | Polish | 943 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2015 | ▼ 86 % |
| Tomasz | Polish | 776 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 1995 | ▲ 7 % |
| Tomasz | Polish | 168 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2010 | – |
| Tomasz | Polish | 126 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1992 | – |
| Tomasz | Polish | 100 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
| Tamas | German | 10,136 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #25 | 2011 | – |
| Tamas | German | 96 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2012 | – |
| Tamas | German | 35 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2012 | – |
| Tamas | German | 24 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2024 | – |
| Tomaž | Slovene | 1,642 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1992 | – |
| Tomaž | Slovene | 62 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1994 | – |
| Tomaž | Slovene | 30 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2017 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Thomas ↔ Tomas — checked by hand
- Thomas ↔ Tommaso — checked by hand
- Thomas ↔ Tomasz — checked by hand
- Thomas ↔ Tamas — checked by hand
- Thomas ↔ Tomaž — spelling variant
Questions about Thomas
How popular is the name Thomas?
In 2025 it ranked #3 in Italy. Official registers record 3,585,657 births across 30 countries.
What is Thomas in other languages?
Tomas (Spanish); Tommaso (Italian); Tomasz (Polish); Tamas (German); Tomaž (Slovene).
When was Thomas most popular?
It peaked in Austria in 1985, at 2,565.6 births per 100,000.
Is Thomas a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Thomas is a boy name.