Thomas
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Thomas is an Aramaic name meaning “twin,” with Tom and Tommy as nicknames and forms such as Tomás, Tomasz, and Tamas around the world. The apostle Thomas refused to believe in the Resurrection until he could touch Christ’s wounds, giving rise to the phrase “doubting Thomas,” and his fame spread the name from the Middle Ages on. Thomas long sat in the top ten, and famous bearers include Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Thomas More, and Thomas Hardy. Inventor Thomas Edison, who slept little, held over 2,000 patents, and gave the world the phonograph and a practical light bulb, is the badass namesake.
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Usage of Thomas in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Thomas against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Thomas is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Thomas in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 6,917 boys were named Thomas, making it the #34 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 2,358,576 boys have been named Thomas, with the most (48,647) in 1952. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Wyoming and Washington, D.C..
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Thomas in other languages
- Tomas Dutch, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Swedish
- Tom Dutch, English, Finnish
- Tomás Irish, Portuguese, Spanish
- Thom Dutch, German
- Tamás Hungarian
- Tomaso Italian
- Tomasz Polish
- Tomaz Portuguese
- Tomašas Lithuanian
- Tomaž Slovenian
- Tomi Finnish
- Tommaso Italian
- Tommi Finnish
- Tommy Dutch
- Tomos Welsh
- Tomáš Czech
- Tomé Portuguese
- Toomas Estonian
- Tuomas Finnish
- Фома Russian
Thomas name days
- October 6
- January 28 France
- July 3 France
- December 21 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Thomas
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Thomas, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Thomas (Category 3) | 1994 | South Pacific | 194 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Thomas
There are 184 towns and villages with Thomas in their name, in 34 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 84🇫🇷 France 20🇿🇲 Zambia 10🇦🇹 Austria 8🇲🇼 Malawi 7🇨🇦 Canada 6🇱🇷 Liberia 6🇭🇹 Haiti 5
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| St. Thomas | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | 38,909 | Map |
| Fort Thomas | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | 16,398 | Map |
| Saint-Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 3,193 | Map |
| Thomas | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,244 | Map |
| Áyios Thomás | Central Greece, 🇬🇷 Greece | 1,131 | Map |
| Thomas | West Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | 565 | Map |
| Saint-Thomas | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 530 | Map |
| Fort Thomas | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | 374 | Map |
| Saint Thomas | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 331 | Map |
| Sankt Thomas | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 326 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Thomas
There are 195 lakes and reservoirs with Thomas in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 125🇨🇦 Canada 60🇦🇺 Australia 5🇦🇶 Antarctica 2🇳🇿 New Zealand 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1
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| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Thomas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Thomas songs
38 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Thomas in their title. The best known:
- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1913)
- St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins (1955)
- Lord Thomas and Fair Annet
- Thomas the Rhymer
- Biskop Thomas frihetsvisa
- Hausmeister Thomas D. '92 – Die Fantastischen Vier (1992)
- Le cheval de Thomas
- Lord Thomas Stuart
- Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret
- The Life and Death of the Famous Thomas Stukely
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Thomas
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Thomas.
Thomas A. Bickle
Thomas Alsgaard
Thomas Azevedo
Thomas Beatie
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Fictional characters named Thomas
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Thomas as a pet name
FurryName has found 145 dogs named Thomas in public pet registers, making it the #981 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (9), Burlington (1), Villavicencio (1). Thomas as a dog name →
FurryName has found 44 cats named Thomas in public pet registers, making it the #109 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Golden Plains Shire (4), Tacoma (3), Corangamite Shire (2). Thomas as a cat name →
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