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Thomas: name meaning and numbers

In Pythagorean numerology Thomas adds up to 22, its Expression number. In the Chaldean system it adds up to 24, which reduces to 6.

Thomas comes from an Aramaic word for twin, and England and Wales gave the name to 9,603 boys in 1996 and to 1,344 in 2025.

Where Thomas comes from and how it spread

The Gospel of John calls the apostle Thomas Didymus, the Greek word for twin, so the name says the same thing in two languages. His doubt about the resurrection gave English the phrase doubting Thomas. In Pythagorean numerology Thomas adds up to 22, a master number. Ireland recorded 1,367 boys named Thomas in 1965 and 211 in 2025. Canada has kept it between 1,021 and 1,601 boys a year since 1991. Chile came to it late, with 8 boys in 1960 and 821 in 2018.

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Lines join Thomas's letter values in order (2 8 6 4 1 1), gold at a vowel. Numerology gives the shape no meaning.

How Thomas adds up

Thomas has 6 letters. Their Pythagorean values add up to 22 and their Chaldean values to 24.

Pythagorean

Vowels are underlined. Consonants are plain. Each letter shows its value below.

    • T2Consonant
    • H8Consonant
    • O6Vowel
    • M4Consonant
    • A1Vowel
    • S1Consonant

    Subtotal 22

The first letter is T, worth 2.

Expression number

Also called the Destiny number

22

Sum 22Master number

Soul Urge number

Also called the Heart's Desire number

7

Sum 7

Personality number

6

Sum 15, reduced to 6

Chaldean

    • T4Consonant
    • H5Consonant
    • O7Vowel
    • M4Consonant
    • A1Vowel
    • S3Consonant

    Subtotal 24

The first letter is T, worth 4.

Expression number

6

Sum 24, reduced to 6

Soul Urge number

8

Sum 8

Personality number

7

Sum 16, reduced to 7

Spellings and related forms

Each spelling and its Expression number in both systems
SpellingPythagoreanChaldean
Thomas226
Tom36
Tomas51
Tommie37
Tommy52
Tomos17

Related forms come from Wikidata.

Where Thomas is used

  • United States Births, boys
  • Other counts, each against its peak
Births a year from 1880 to 2025, one line for each count that reached 100, drawn against its own peak. The highest count is 48,647: United States, 1952.
Counts by place and source, with the latest year, the rank and the peak year
WhereLatest yearCountRankPeak year in these data
United States Births, boys20256,917341952
United States Births, girls20257119321983
England and Wales Births, boys20251,344351996
Scotland Births, boys2025155211981
Northern Ireland Births, boys202574181998
Canada Births, boys20251,08792008
Canada Births, girls2025fewer than 51991
New South Wales, Australia Births, boys2025269131999
Victoria, Australia Births, boys2025272122008
Ireland Births, boys2025211161965
Puerto Rico Births, boys2025fewer than 51999
Chile Births, boys2021529542018
Spain Residents, men20253,124603

A rank is the place among names of the same sex in that source and year.

Before 1990 the data keeps every fifth year and the peak year.

Counts: SSA, ONS, NRS, NISRA, StatCan, NSW BDM, BDM Victoria, CSO, Registro Civil, INE. Sources and licenses

What numerology reads in these numbers

  • Expression number

    22

    A master number in numerology, the Expression 22 is linked with large plans and the patience to build them.

  • Soul Urge number

    7

    To numerologists, a Soul Urge 7 wants to understand: time alone, a hard question and the quiet to follow it.

  • Personality number

    6

    Warmth is what a Personality 6 shows first, numerologists say: the face strangers trust with a crying child or a lost wallet.

How each number is read

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Numbers worked out by code from the calculator's letter tables, every sum shown; counts from national statistics offices and registries. Numerology has no scientific evidence.

How names are counted

Last reviewed: November 8, 2026