How Many People Are Named Thomas Wilson?
There are approximately 4,026 people named Thomas Wilson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,135 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Thomas with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wilson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
4,026
1 in 85,135 Americans
Combination Rarity
Common
First Name
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Last Name
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Thomas: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Thomas. The peak year was 1952 with 48,728 births. The average person named Thomas today is 55 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Thomas
In the 2020 Census, the first name Thomas was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.99%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.65%) and Hispanic (3.88%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Thomas in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Thomas rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Wilson Surname
The surname Wilson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Wilson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Thomas" has an estimated frequency of 0.452% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Wilson" appears at a rate of 260.05 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Thomas are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 4,026 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Thomas Wilson: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Thomas Wilson?
We estimate approximately 4,026 people named Thomas Wilson are alive in the United States today. The first name Thomas is shared by 1,548,322 Americans, and the surname Wilson is shared by 891,321.
How rare is the name Thomas Wilson?
This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,135 Americans. The first name Thomas is very common and the surname Wilson is very common.
Is Thomas a male or female name?
Thomas is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1952 and the average bearer today is 55 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Thomas?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Thomas was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.99%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.65%) and Hispanic (3.88%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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