Thomas · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 143 recorded years as a table

Thomas, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	88
1881	120
1882	111
1884	78
1885	68
1886	55
1887	48
1888	78
1889	67
1890	47
1891	70
1892	75
1893	75
1894	40
1895	60
1896	46
1897	68
1898	43
1899	34
1900	53
1901	50
1902	61
1903	34
1904	58
1905	62
1906	44
1907	38
1908	66
1909	35
1910	45
1911	55
1912	61
1913	58
1914	63
1915	47
1916	47
1917	51
1918	60
1919	58
1920	68
1921	62
1922	56
1923	55
1924	68
1925	64
1926	93
1927	97
1928	124
1929	108
1930	114
1931	84
1932	86
1933	95
1934	59
1935	70
1936	73
1937	62
1938	69
1939	67
1940	75
1941	62
1942	76
1943	65
1944	75
1945	77
1946	69
1947	58
1948	56
1949	59
1950	47
1951	50
1952	42
1953	52
1954	40
1955	37
1956	52
1957	54
1958	57
1959	63
1960	59
1961	54
1962	58
1963	70
1964	60
1965	63
1966	69
1967	84
1968	74
1969	61
1970	76
1971	79
1972	63
1973	69
1974	63
1975	59
1976	69
1977	80
1978	86
1979	76
1980	67
1981	65
1982	65
1983	88
1984	71
1985	66
1986	75
1987	72
1988	66
1989	38
1990	23
1991	22
1992	19
1993	16
1994	12
1995	17
1996	18
1997	11
1998	10
1999	11
2000	13
2001	8
2002	8
2003	9
2004	21
2005	5
2006	9
2007	4
2009	7
2010	6
2011	6
2012	6
2013	5
2014	3
2015	6
2016	6
2017	6
2018	4
2020	5
2021	3
2022	6
2023	4
2024	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Thomas isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Thomas

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #11,932
How rare: 1 in 229,609 girls
Since 1880: 8,511

Most popular in 1928, at 124 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 22% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.