Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Thomas

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Thomas
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1952

Peak rank proxy

48,650

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19522024

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

86.5%

2024

6,576

All-time

2,351,624

Thomas has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1952, when 48,650 boys were named Thomas.

In 2024, only 6,576 boys were given the name.

Down 86.5% from its peak.

All told, about 2,351,624 Americans have been named Thomas and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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