Anthony Thomas
There are approximately 3,174 people named Anthony Thomas living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 107,988 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anthony with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Thomas. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
3,174
1 in 107,988
Named Anthony
1.2M
Alive today
Named Thomas
879K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.2M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 41
Estimated bearers: 879K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #16
Per 100K: 256.34
Top ancestry: White (52.6%)
First name trend
Anthony: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anthony. The peak year was 1990 with 25,187 births. The average person named Anthony today is 41 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Thomas surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Thomas, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 52.6%.
- White52.6%
- Black or African American38.8%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Anthony has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3612% of the US population, based on 1,238,180 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Thomas appears at a rate of 256.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2563%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3,174 people with the full name Anthony Thomas. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Anthony
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FAQ
Anthony Thomas: questions and answers
How many people are named Anthony Thomas?
We estimate approximately 3,174 people in the United States share the full name Anthony Thomas. That works out to about 1 in 107,988 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3612%) with the surname frequency (256.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anthony Thomas?
We classify Anthony Thomas as "Rare". About 1 in 107,988 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Anthony a male or female name?
Anthony is predominantly male. Out of 1,489,090 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Anthony profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.