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Boy name Aramaic origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Thomas

TOM-us · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Twin
Language
Aramaic
Culture
Aramaic
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
biblical · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#39
2024 births6,576
Peak year1952
First appeared1880
Total US births2,351,624
1952 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TomTommyTam
Alternate spellings
ThomTomas
In other languages
Tomás (Spanish)Tommaso (Italian)Thomas (French)Tomasz (Polish)

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Notable people named Thomas

Saint Thomas the Apostle
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