Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins.

The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration (Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא, romanized: Tawmɑʔ), meaning 'twin'.

The masculine noun תאם (Tôm) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning 'twin'.

In 2017 it ranked 13th in popularity in the United Kingdom with 3,246 babies given the name.

[3] The Social Security Administration lists the name Thomas as the ninth most popular name in the United States over the past 100 years.