Tomas
Tomas was the 691st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 394 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 2003 (537). Over the last ten years it has moved up 30 places. More babies were named Tomas in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning twin (form of Thomas) · Aramaic, Greek, Spanish
Say it toh-MAHS /toʊˈmɑs/
- Rank in 2025
- #691 boys, up 17 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 394boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003537 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,730babies recorded
What does the name Tomas mean?
Tomas is a form of Thomas found in Lithuanian, Tagalog and other languages, and in the US it is often an unaccented spelling of Spanish Tomás. DMNES explains Thomas as Aramaic t'oma, twin, the nickname of one of the twelve apostles. DMNES lists several English saints named Thomas from the 12th and 13th centuries. In the US Tomas has been used since 1880, often without the accent of Spanish Tomás.
תאומא (Aramaic, “twin”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Thomas, Tomás, Tom, Tommy, Tomasz.
See also: Aramaic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Thomas', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tomas' (Tagalog section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Tomas
The usual nicknames for Tomas are Tom and Tommy. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Tomas in the last five years, 102 were named Tommy, against 141 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom · also for Thomas | Modern | #2,206 | 287 |
| Tommy · also for Thomas, Tom | Modern | #658 | 1,876 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Tomass go by each one.
Tomas popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 27 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #691 | 394 |
| 2020 | #708 | 355 |
| 2010 | #633 | 385 |
| 2000 | #475 | 494 |
| 1990 | #490 | 393 |
| 1980 | #434 | 359 |
| 1970 | #509 | 250 |
| 1960 | #555 | 203 |
| 1950 | #509 | 175 |
| 1940 | #564 | 111 |
| 1930 | #475 | 157 |
| 1920 | #586 | 114 |
| 1910 | #412 | 43 |
| 1900 | #647 | 16 |
| 1890 | #483 | 16 |
| 1880 | #423 | 18 |
How popular is Tomas, counting every spelling?
Tomas is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #671 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #691 for Tomas on its own. Together these spellings went to 399 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas | 394 | #691 | 1,845 |
| Tomasz | 5 | #13,707 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tomas?
394 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tomas (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tomas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tomas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tomas?
About 24,300 people born in the US named Tomas are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 47. That makes Tomas mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tomas by state
How common Tomas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), Texas (1.9×), California (1.7×). In 22 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tomas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tomas, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tomas · Sibling names for Tomas
Questions about the name Tomas
What does Tomas mean?
Tomas means “twin (form of Thomas)” (Aramaic, Greek, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tomas?
Tomas was the 691st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 394 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 2003 (537). Over the last ten years it has moved up 30 places. More babies were named Tomas in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Tomas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tomas in the US.
Where is Tomas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tomas was most common in District of Columbia (0.68 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.