Tomas is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tomas means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tomas across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tomas has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tomas is a boy name of Aramaic origin meaning “twin”. The Spanish and Scandinavian form of Thomas.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 30,730 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,264 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 195 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 496 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 2,598 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tomas per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (537/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (221/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2009 (99/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2009 (31/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2004 (11/yr).
Tomas has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #992 nationally (given to 798 babies that year).
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