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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rising fast

ThomasIn Hebrew: תומאס · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Thomas (Hebrew: תומאס) is a boy's name of international origin. 350 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 27 boys and ranked #416. Its peak year was 2024, with 27 babies.

People in Israel
350
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
27
rank #416
Peak year
2024
27 babies
USA, 2025
6,917
rank #34

Writing and saying Thomas

In Hebrew letters the name is תומאס, read right to left. Thomas is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Thomas by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Thomas: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Thomas in English-speaking countries

Thomas in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20256,917#341952 (48,647)
United Kingdom20251,573#281997 (10,013)
England and Wales20251,344#351996 (9,603)
Scotland2025155#211981 (472)
Northern Ireland202574#181998 (198)
Ireland2025211#171965 (1,367)
British Columbia202388#171954 (264)
Alberta2025106#181987 (179)
Quebec2025434#82008 (963)
New South Wales2025269#131999 (865)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Thomas has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Thomas

How do you write Thomas in Hebrew?

Thomas is written תומאס in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Thomas?

350 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name תומאס: 0 women and 350 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Thomas a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named תומאס are men.

Is Thomas used outside Israel?

The name Thomas appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 6,917 boys were given it in 2025 (#34), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 1,573 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.