Thomas

The name Thomas meanings and origins

Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta’om,” meaning “twin.” It came into English via the New Testament of the Bible, where St. Thomas was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

The name “ Thomas “ is a name that has been used all around the English speaking countriesThis name is the one that is more common for boys. But you can simply choose the feminine form of that name as your baby girl’s name

Popularity of the name Thomas

Thomas is on of the most favorite name in the U.S., jn 20th century this name placed at thr top 50 boy names in America.

from 1931 to 1966 it was most popular name , remaining a top 10 boy name for those 35 years. Thomas reached its peak in the 1940s and early 1950s, consistently ranking 8th in the U.S. during that period.  

The name “ Thomas “ is the 21st  most common baby’s name in West Virginia based on the data given by the reliable American resources in the United states of America in the year 1980. For instance, imagine that, about only 170 newborn babies in West Virginia were named “ Thomas “ in the year 1980. A total of only 18000 newborn babies bear the same first name as your baby in the year 1980 in the University states of America. From the year 1880 to the year 2018, the highest recorded use of this name was related to the year 1952 with a total of 50000 newborn babies.

Since the year 1880 up to the year 2018, the given name “ Thomas “ was recorded about 2500000 times in the SSA public database.

Thomas had decrised it's popularity in recent decades and reaching a low point of No. 63 from 2011 to 2012. However, it has rebounded somewhat, and 2020 statistics rank Thomas as the No. 45 name for boys in America.

The name appeared in the year 1880 for the first time and given to about 3000 newborn babies. This name became a popular one in the year 1880 with a rank of 8 nationwide and was registered about 3000 times as a boy’s name. The name “ Thomas “ became a popular name in the state of Hawaii in the year 1912. This name ranked 4 with only 23 newborn babies. The all time high record for this name was in the year 1951 in the state of New York with about 5000 newborn baby boys.

Personality of the name Thomas

Here we have the letter analysis of the name Thomas

T is for tried, tried and true you.

H is for handy, the helpful you.

O is for ornate, nothing plain here!

M is for mystery, the part of you that cannot be explained.

A is for advantage, for you are blessed with many.

S is for special, you are, you know!

Famous people named Thomas

Thomas Barrow, the underbutler on the series Downton Abbey

Thomas Burke, a character from the film Final Destination 2

Thomas Burke, a character from the video game Mafia III

Tom Cat also known as Thomas, the titular blue cat from the Tom and Jerry series

Thomas DuBois, a character from the comic strip and television series The Boondocks

Thomas Gordon, a character from the television drama Ghost Whisperer

Names starting with the letters Th

Thadd, Thaddeus, Thaddy and Thaddea