boy (SSA Category)Aramaic OriginUS Rank #34 in 2025

Thomas

Alternative forms & variants: Tom, Tommy

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Twin (from Aramaic Teoma)”

Linguistic heritage: Aramaic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:TOM-uhs

IPA (US English):/ˈtɒməs/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity195248,647 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#346,924 births in 2025

Total US Registrations2,367,087Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1952 (48,647 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level6,917 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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