Thomas

TOM-us Boy Aramaic, Biblical

Twin

Etymology

From Aramaic תאומא (tā’ōmā’) meaning 'twin', the nickname of the Apostle Thomas. It entered English via Greek Θωμᾶς and Latin Thōmās.

Variants

Rank by region

Region Boys Year
Australia 2025
New South Wales 2025
Victoria 2025
Queensland 2025
Western Australia 2025
South Australia 2025
United States 2025
England and Wales 2025
Scotland 2024
Northern Ireland 2025
Ireland 2025
Canada 2024
New Zealand 2025

Near Thomas in Australia, 2025

  1. #10 Elijah
  2. #11 Levi
  3. #12 Jack
  4. #14 Oscar
  5. #15 Archie
  6. #16 Lucas
Australia top boys

Popularity

Australia

Falling

#13 2025 · 893 babies

Thomas (boys) rank by year in Australia
YearAustraliaNSWVictoriaQueenslandWASA
2006 #5#5Not ranked#5#2#4
2007 #5#5Not ranked#7#6#4
2008 #6#7#3#7#8#9
2009 #6#6#5#9#5#6
2010 #5#5#3#8#8#13
2011 #7#8#6#9#7#14
2012 #6#9#5#8#10#12
2013 #9#7#5#7Not ranked#13
2014 #5#7#5#6#6#13
2015 #5#7#4#5#6#7
2016 #6#8#7#4#6#19
2017 #5#7#5#6#8#9
2018 #5#6#5#7#7#16
2019 #7#8#5#7#7#24
2020 #7#10#6#9#9#18
2021 #9#12#9#11#7#8
2022 #11#9#9#11#7#10
2023 #11#14#10#11#11#30
2024 #14#12#14#14#10#18
2025 #13#13#12#14#11#49
All of Australia

Falling, but still inside the top 50.

Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.