First Name THOMAS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • 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.

First Names THOMAS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,008,683 +/-0.2%
  • National Rank 12
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 630.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,622,900
  • National Rank 11
  • Percentile Rank 99.99%
  • Proportion/100k 508.97

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.0% 63.9% 18.1%
Hispanic origin 3.5% 16.3% -12.8%
Black 10.7% 12.3% -1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • 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 State Statistics First-Names THOMAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile 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%

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 State Statistics First-Names THOMAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile 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%

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 State Statistics First-Names THOMAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile 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%

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 State Statistics First-Names THOMAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 16,687 344.1 99.9% Arkansas 7,963 268.44 99.7% Delaware 5,075 542.47 99.9% Dist. of Columbia 2,666 404.55 99.9% Florida 148,749 747.74 100.0% Georgia 35,767 354.22 99.9% Kentucky 16,846 381.7 99.8% Louisiana 13,934 299.67 99.8% Maryland 27,534 460.71 99.9% Mississippi 10,011 334.37 99.8% North Carolina 77,926 783.66 100.0% Oklahoma 9,461 243.97 99.7% South Carolina 20,066 415.22 99.9% Tennessee 21,851 333.64 99.9% Texas 134,221 497.91 100.0% Virginia 37,721 453.04 99.9% West Virginia 6,383 344.99 99.5%

South States
State stats for the first name THOMAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 16,687 344.1 99.9%
Arkansas 7,963 268.44 99.7%
Delaware 5,075 542.47 99.9%
Dist. of Columbia 2,666 404.55 99.9%
Florida 148,749 747.74 100.0%
Georgia 35,767 354.22 99.9%
Kentucky 16,846 381.7 99.8%
Louisiana 13,934 299.67 99.8%
Maryland 27,534 460.71 99.9%
Mississippi 10,011 334.37 99.8%
North Carolina 77,926 783.66 100.0%
Oklahoma 9,461 243.97 99.7%
South Carolina 20,066 415.22 99.9%
Tennessee 21,851 333.64 99.9%
Texas 134,221 497.91 100.0%
Virginia 37,721 453.04 99.9%
West Virginia 6,383 344.99 99.5%
 

Full Names with THOMAS as a First Name

Summary

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

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 THOMAS Smith 0.69%
2 THOMAS Johnson 0.50%
3 THOMAS Brown 0.43%
4 THOMAS Jones 0.39%
5 THOMAS Williams 0.39%
6 THOMAS Miller 0.39%
7 THOMAS Davis 0.31%
8 THOMAS Wilson 0.28%
9 THOMAS Moore 0.27%
10 THOMAS Anderson 0.26%
11 THOMAS Lee 0.25%
12 THOMAS Martin 0.24%
13 THOMAS Taylor 0.23%
14 THOMAS Murphy 0.22%
15 THOMAS King 0.21%
16 THOMAS White 0.21%
17 THOMAS Clark 0.20%
18 THOMAS Hall 0.20%
19 THOMAS Ryan 0.20%
20 THOMAS Thompson 0.20%