Thomas

“twin”

Boy’s name, of Aramaic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Thomas

Thomas means “twin” and is of Aramaic origin.

It peaked in 2000.
Over recent years, Thomas has been falling sharply (−12.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Thomas every 6.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Thomas ranks 13^th in Northern Ireland, 18^th in Ireland and 19^th in Scotland, against 140^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
13^th boys’ name273 babies in 3 years1 boy in 93−4.3% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
18^th boys’ name664 babies in 3 years1 boy in 108−3% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
19^th boys’ name504 babies in 3 years1 boy in 119−3.3% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
21^st boys’ name356 babies in 3 years1 boy in 138−6.5% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
19^th boys’ name271 babies in 3 years1 boy in 164+0.2% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
25^th boys’ name4,742 babies in 3 years1 boy in 174−10.1% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
23^rd boys’ name920 babies in 3 years1 boy in 185−0.5% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
36^th boys’ name20,138 babies in 3 years1 boy in 255+0.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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