Thomas

Aramaic

"twin"

Updated Tue Mar 26 2024

Thomas Origin and Meaning

The name Thomas is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin".

Thomas is the Greek variation of the Aramaic name Ta’oma’. It came about because there were too many apostles named Judas; Jesus renamed one Thomas—meaning "twin"—to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and the Judas also known as Thaddeus. At first, it was used only for priests.

Thomas has been one of the most commonly used classic baby names in both England and the U.S. over time, and is still firmly in the Top 100. From the original apostle and several saints, through Thomas Jefferson, Edison, Pynchon, Hanks and Cruise, Thomas is simple, straightforward and strong. And it offers more definition than names like John and James—all that a parent with timeless taste could want. As a bonus, kids will identify with Thomas the Tank Engine.

Sir Thomas Aquinas and Thomas a Becket are two of many towering Thomases.

Thomas ranked among the U.S. Top 10 baby names pretty much through the 1960s; right now, it is still quite widely used in England and Australia.

Thomas has some noteworthy foreign versions: the multicultural Tomas, the Italian Tomasso, the Portuguese Tomaz and the Scottish nickname Tam. In Paris these days, Tom is a popular name used on its own.

Jack Black and Dennis Quaid both have sons named Thomas.

# 45 in the US

Thomas Rank in US Top 1000

# 72 on Nameberry

Thomas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Thomas Popularity

45US2022
72Nameberry2024
81Future2028
18England2021
20Scotland2022
18Ireland2023
11Australia2022
18New Zealand2023
85France2021
165Germany2016
26Netherlands2023
34Italy2022
74Belgium2021
86Switzerland2022
54Austria2019
95Cats2022
44Chile2021
8Canada2022

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Famous People Named Thomas

Saint Thomas the Apostle
(Stephen) ThomasKing of Bosnia
Thomas the SlavByzantine military commander
Thomas of BayeuxArchbishop of York
Thomas a BecketArchbishop of Canterbury
Thomas AquinasItalian theologian
Thomas WolseyEnglish cardinal under Henry VIII
Thomas MoreEnglish author, philosopher and statesman
Thomas CranmerArchbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Jefferson3rd U.S. president and Founding Father
Thomas PaineAmerican Revolutionary patriot

Thomas McDonaghIrish revolutionary leader and signatory
Thomas "Tom" ClarkeIrish revolutionary leader and signatory
Thomas HobbesBritish philosopher
Thomas Carmichael Hindman Jr.U.S. Congressman and Civil War general
Thomas "Tad" Lincolnson of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Alva EdisonAmerican inventor
Thomas Cruise Mapother IVbirth name of Tom Cruise, American actor
Thomas Riley Marshall28th U.S. Vice President
Thomas Francis Bayard30th U.S. Secretary of State
Thomas Stearns "T.S." EliotAmerican,British poet

Thomas John "Tom" BrokawAmerican television journalist
Edward Thomas "Tom" HardyEnglish actor
Thomas Robert "Tom" DaleyEnglish Olympic Diver
(Christopher) Thomas HowellAmerican actor
Thomas Andrew "Tom" FeltonEnglish actor
Thomas Playford33rd Premier of South Australia
Thomas Erdelyibirth name of Tommy Ramone, Hungarian,American drummer of The Ramones
Thomas Gregory Jacksonbirth name of Tommy James, American lead singer of The Shondells
Thomas Michael "Tom" Fletcherlead singer of English band McFly
Thomas Carlyle "Tom" FordAmerican fashion designer

Thomas Ellis GibsonAmerican actor
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" HanksAmerican actor
Thomas William "Tom" HiddlestonEnglish actor
Thomas Stanley "Tom" HollandEnglish actor
Thomas KretschmannGerman actor
Thomas MooreIrish poet
Thomas MullerGerman footballer
Thomas Ian NicholasAmerican actor/musician
Thomas Anthony "Tom" Parkersinger of British band The Wanted
Thomas Earl "Tom" PettyAmerican singer,songwriter

Thomas RhettAmerican country music singer
Thomas Ruggles PynchonAmerican novelist
Thomas Edward "Tom" SizemoreAmerican actor
Thomas James "Tommy" TuneAmerican actor, singer, and dancer
Thomas John Patrick "Tom" WellingAmerican actor
Thomas Joseph "T.J." ThyneAmerican actor
Thomas SadoskiAmerican actor
Thomas Albert Victor aka Tommaso Alberto Vittorio)Prince of Savoy, Duke of Genoa
Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" WilkinsonEnglish actor
Thomas "Tommy" Lee (Bass)drummer of American band Mötley Crüe

Thomas BrodieSangster, English actor
Thomas Mario "Tommy" HaasGerman tennis player
Thomas SandersAmerican internet personality
Thomas Luther "Luke" BryanAmerican country singer
Thomas Edward "Tommy" John Jr.American baseball pitcher
Thomas Nathaniel "Tommy" IvanCanadian ice hockey manager
Thomas Maldwyn PryceWelsh racing driver
Thomas Henry "Tommy" BoltAmerican golfer
Thomas P StaffordAmerican astronaut
Thomas 'Tom' CreanIrish explorer

Thomas Hollis Smithson of William Smith & Abigail "Nabby" Adams
Thomas HardyBritish poet and novelist
Thomas MooreBritish poet
Thomas CarlyleBritish essayist
Thomas MannGerman novelist
Thomas Edward "T.E." Lawrenceknown as Lawrence of Arabia
Thomas James "Tom" RidgewellBritish YouTube personality known as "TomSka"
Thomas Patrick "Tom" CavanaghCanadian actor
Thomas Boone Quaid (b. 2007)son of American actor Dennis Quaid
Thomas David Black (b. 2008)son of American actor Jack Black

Thomas Williamschild of Brady and Robyn Williams of TV's "My Five Wives"
Thomas Colton Padalecki (b. 2012)son of actors Jared and Genevieve Padalecki
Thomas Boyer "Bo" Bryan (b. 2008)son of country singer Luke Bryan
Thomas Miles Gaalswyk (b. 2016)son of singer Caitlyn Smith
Thomas South Moore (b. 2017)son of country music singer Justin Moore
Carl Thomas "Tom" KeiferAmerian musician and singer for the band Cinderella

Thomas in Pop Culture

"Thomas the Tank Engine" animated series and its main character
Thomas "Tom" Marvolo Riddle aka Lord Voldemortcharacter in the Harry Potter series
Thomas Tannercharacter in Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices"
Thomascharacter in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
Thomas Barrowcharacter on TV's "Downton Abbey"
Thomas ¨Tom¨ Branson, character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
Thomas "Tom" Tarletoncharacter in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind"
Thomas Magnummain character on TV's "Magnum P.I."
Thomas Waynecharacter in DC Universe
Thomas "Tom" Lonecharacter in DC Universe
Thomas "Tommy" Merlyncharacter in DC Universe

Thomas O'Malleycat in Disney' "The AristoCats"
Thomas J. Sennettcharacter in movie "My Girl"
Thomas Carvercharacter on TV's "Chasing Life"
Thomas H. Norsteincharacter in anime "Digimon Data Squad"
Thomas Tomonecharacter on TV's "Skins"
Thomas "Tom" Catcharacter in the Tom and Jerry cartoon series
Thomas "Tommy" Picklescharacter in animated series "Rugrats" and "All Grown Up"
Thomas Laskymain character in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Thomas "Tom" Wademain character in G. A. Henty's, In the Heart of the Rockies
Thomascharacter on animated series "Regular Show"

Thomasmain character in book and movie "The Maze Runner"
Thomas Forrestercharacter in soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Thomas "Tom" Hagencharacter in "Godfather"
Thomas "Tom" Hansencharacter in "500 Days of Summer"
Thomascharacter in the webcomic "Sun Rising"
Thomas Sharpecharacter in the movie "Crimson Peak"
Thomas Bryantcharacter from Marie Lu's Legend series
Thomas J. WhitmoreU.S. President in the 1996 Film "Independence Day" aka ID4 , and was the ex,President in the 2016 sequel "Resurgence"
Thomas VanderbiltFirst President of the United Federation of Planets, in the Star Trek Franchise, according to memory,alpha.fandom.com
Thomas LightDoctor who appears in the Mega Man video game series, Dr. Light created Mega Man

Thomas "House" Conklincharacter in the "Police Academy" Film series
Thomas' English Muffins
Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hookermain character played by William Shatner in the police drama TV series "T.J. Hooker"
Thomas Veilmain character in the TV series "Nowhere Man" which aired from 1995 to 1996 on UPN
Thomasfrom No Belonging RPG who's a SUCKER FOR FREEDOM OH MY GOD
Thomas Lightwoodcharacter in Cassandra Clare’s “The Last Hours” series