How Many People Are Named Thoms?
An estimated 180 people in the United States have the first name Thoms. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Thoms peaked in popularity in 1969 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thoms as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thoms paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
180
About 1 in 1,904,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1969
11 births
Total Registered
210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thoms
Thoms is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 210 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thoms as a male name
Ranked #7,176 in 1988
6 male births in 1988
Peak: 1969 (11 births)
Thoms: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thoms span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 59 babies were registered. Thoms remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Thoms by Decade
How has Thoms tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thoms + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thoms as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Thoms
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Thoms: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thoms?
We estimate approximately 180 people named Thoms are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,904,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Thoms a common name?
Thoms is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thoms most popular?
Thoms reached peak popularity in 1969, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thoms is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thoms a male name?
Thoms is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thoms Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thoms Smith, Thoms Johnson, Thoms Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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