Pronunciation
Tom-awss
Meaning
Twin
Alternate spellings
Tomas
Fun fact
Tomás is the Irish form of Thomas. The fada over the a gives it that long aw sound. So it's a familiar name with a different Irish pronunciation.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Tomás, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#95Rank among boy names in 202560Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #95 |
| 2024 | 73 | #81 |
| 2023 | 66 | #90 |
| 2022 | 84 | #77 |
| 2021 | 54 | #119 |
| 2020 | 60 | #101 |
| 2019 | 65 | #103 |
| 2018 | 75 | #89 |
| 2017 | 87 | #81 |
| 2016 | 85 | #83 |
| 2015 | 79 | #92 |
| 2014 | 86 | #90 |
| 2013 | 93 | #83 |
| 2012 | 86 | #93 |
| 2011 | 81 | #97 |
| 2010 | 92 | #86 |
| 2009 | 99 | #81 |
| 2008 | 88 | #89 |
| 2007 | 73 | #99 |
| 2006 | 68 | #92 |
| 2005 | 74 | #86 |
| 2004 | 72 | #84 |
| 2003 | 49 | #106 |
| 2002 | 47 | #106 |
| 2001 | 49 | #101 |
| 2000 | 41 | #113 |
| 1999 | 33 | #121 |
| 1998 | 31 | #121 |
| 1997 | 37 | #123 |
| 1996 | 41 | #120 |
| 1995 | 42 | #116 |
| 1994 | 55 | #97 |
| 1993 | 53 | #104 |
| 1992 | 43 | #115 |
| 1991 | 48 | #104 |
| 1990 | 78 | #83 |
| 1989 | 54 | #95 |
| 1988 | 42 | #111 |
| 1987 | 42 | #110 |
| 1986 | 55 | #101 |
| 1985 | 46 | #110 |
| 1984 | 54 | #99 |
| 1983 | 50 | #106 |
| 1982 | 48 | #109 |
| 1981 | 49 | #111 |
| 1980 | 44 | #119 |
| 1979 | 24 | #142 |
| 1978 | 24 | #144 |
| 1977 | 28 | #134 |
| 1976 | 18 | #167 |
| 1975 | 20 | #155 |
| 1974 | 27 | #139 |
| 1973 | 17 | #169 |
| 1972 | 15 | #177 |
| 1971 | 19 | #152 |
| 1970 | 18 | #150 |
| 1969 | 10 | #187 |
| 1968 | 4 | #243 |
| 1967 | 9 | #176 |
| 1966 | 8 | #177 |
| 1965 | 6 | #194 |
| 1964 | 7 | #181 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.