BABY NAMES
Thomas
Greek, Aramaic
 Up in popularity
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 Best bet
 Unisex
Though formal-sounding Thomas can come off like Tom or Tommy with an attitude, three-year-olds will absolutely adore this name, which they will scream as they run their toy tank engines up and down your wood floors.

Variations
Tomie, Thomy, Tomaisin, Thomson, Tomah, Thomsen, Thommas, Thomeson, Thomison, Thompson, Thomaz, Thomason, Tommas, Tommey, Tomlinson, Tomkin, Tomlin, Thom, Tommy, Tom
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Thomas
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.