Boys' name · since 1880
Tomas
Tomas has 30,703 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #691 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,703
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
30,703 babies have been named Tomas since 1880, making it today's #691 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tomas recorded 30,703 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #691 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #691 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 30,703 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomas ranks #677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #691 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 30,703 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #691 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,703
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tomas's 30,703 recorded births place it above 98.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tomas compares
30,703 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tomas's all-time total is 83x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tomas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,703 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 537 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tomas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tomas splits its recorded history at 1953: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 537 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tomas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 537
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tomas popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1928 (Tomas as girls' name)
Tomas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,030 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Tomas's strongest decade.
5,030 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Tomas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 152
1880s
152 births
- 1890s 122
1890s
122 births
- 1900s 196
1900s
196 births
- 1910s 622
1910s
622 births
- 1920s 1,430
1920s
1,430 births
- 1930s 1,331
1930s
1,331 births
- 1940s 1,600
1940s
1,600 births
- 1950s 1,898
1950s
1,898 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,071 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,614 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,319 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,515 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,030 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,603 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,200 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,030 births (16% of all-time use).
How Tomas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tomas's total volume
Tomas by state
Where Tomas concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,764 | 28.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5,690 | 18.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,812 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,609 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,067 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 923 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 826 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 505 | 1.6% |
8,764 of 30,703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Tomas appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tomas's data
- Tomas's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5,030 total births) through the 2020s (2,200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tomass (8,764 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tomas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tomas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.