THOMAS is ranked as the 12th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 2,008,683.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 629.96 people named THOMAS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 72% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named THOMAS is 1,622,900.
The SSA data also shows that THOMAS is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
THOMAS is
82.0% White,
3.5% Hispanic origin,
10.7% Black,
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name THOMAS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name THOMAS is included in the following name categories:
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
French surname
Masculine given name
Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Biblical surname
English surname
English masculine given name
German surname
Common Danish masculine given name - DST Data
German Common surname
Common Norwegian masculine given name - SSB Data
Greek Old and New Testament surname
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
German masculine given name
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Welch surname
French masculine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name THOMAS
The state with the most people named
THOMAS is
California where
216,132 people have this name.
Wisconsin is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named THOMAS, as
1174.96 in every 100,000
Wisconsinites
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Wisconsin is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Utah
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
61,273
475.7
100.0%
Indiana
29,486
446.96
99.9%
Iowa
22,242
715.85
100.0%
Kansas
8,143
280.42
99.6%
Michigan
99,282
1001.85
100.0%
Minnesota
56,197
1029.77
100.0%
Missouri
10,011
334.37
99.8%
Nebraska
5,736
304.85
99.5%
North Dakota
1,745
235.97
98.4%
Ohio
52,820
455.57
99.9%
South Dakota
1,884
220.76
98.3%
Wisconsin
67,649
1174.96
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
3,265
443.2
99.5%
Arizona
24,968
370.91
99.9%
California
216,132
557.01
100.0%
Colorado
19,598
365.91
99.8%
Hawaii
6,051
426.23
99.9%
Idaho
4,536
277.54
99.4%
Montana
3,287
321.11
99.2%
Nevada
10,189
358.89
99.8%
New Mexico
7,830
375.46
99.7%
Oregon
13,692
344.86
99.8%
Utah
6,054
205.71
99.4%
Washington
49,022
694.21
100.0%
Wyoming
1,846
316.07
98.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
20,317
564.88
99.9%
Maine
5,939
446.48
99.7%
Massachusetts
32,925
488.12
99.9%
New Hampshire
7,409
558.44
99.8%
New Jersey
56,698
634.33
100.0%
New York
205,598
1041.2
100.0%
Pennsylvania
72,041
563.39
100.0%
Rhode Island
5,569
527.77
99.8%
Vermont
3,967
633.14
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have THOMAS as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named THOMAS.
The most popular full name is THOMAS Smith.
0.69% of all the people named THOMAS
have this family name.
There are 97100 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name THOMAS