Tomas

What Tomas means

Spanish, Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Thomas, meaning “twin”

a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas || Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.

Source: Wiktionary, “Tomás” (revision 93674132) and “Thomas” (revision 94583211), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Tomas?

US: Steady: #720 in 2015, #691 now. England & Wales: Falling: down from #337 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2003, when 537 boys got the name (#468 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 4,335 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,442 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in FL (0.59 per 1,000 boys), IL (0.46 per 1,000 boys), AL (0.42 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Tomas is #691 in the US and #487 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Tomas were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Tomos0 US · 49 E&W
• Dimas20 US
• Domas0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Tomas

Boys

• Javier#274Spanish, from Basque Xabier, meaning “the new house”^*
• Alejandro#195“defender of man”^*
• Oscar#223Editor’s note Down from #181 in 2015 to #223 in 2025 in the US
• Luis#144Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Omar#260Editor’s note Down from #217 in 2015 to #260 in 2025 in the US
• Carlos#150Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*

For a sister

• Hannah#56“grace, gracious, graced with child”^*
• Julia#131Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 2025
• Diana#244“goddess”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Maria#87Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1964, with 10,148 babies; 2,887 in 2025
• Kiara#229Variant of Keira, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Tomas’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.