U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Tomas?

Tomas was the #987 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Tomas

43,589

About 1 in 7,604 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#987

More common than 98.2% of listed first names

Peak year

2003

537 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

394

#1,391 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 7,604

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

99.6% male0.4% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic14.4%
Black, non-Hispanic1.41%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.31%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.21%
Two or more races0.74%
Hispanic or Latino80.9%

Reading the result

Tomas across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Tomas reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2003, with 537 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 394 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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