Bilal vs Tomas
Bilal and Tomascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Bilal was ranked #424 and Tomas #389 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bilal was ranked #414 and Tomas #602 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bilal was ranked #619 and Tomas #478 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bilal was ranked #829 and Tomas #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bilal and Tomas over time
Bilal and Tomas appear together in 3 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Tomas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bilal in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Bilal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Tomas in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bilal and Tomas changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #414 and #602.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Bilal and Tomas averaged 25.2 places apart, ending at #414 and #602.
- Longest-running competitions
Bilal and Tomas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #424 and #389.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bilal #197 in 1999, Tomas #177 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1966–2025
Bilal held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tomas in 44.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #203 in 1998, Tomas #53 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bilal #424, Tomas #389.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bilal held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Tomas in 13.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #197 in 1999, Tomas #177 in 2001.
The order changed in 2018: Bilal moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #364 and #341; by 2018 that had become #360 and #380.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bilal #414, Tomas #602.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1990–2025
Bilal held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tomas in 13.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #323 in 1990, Tomas #81 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bilal #829, Tomas #577.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bilal | Tomas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of Thomas, from the biblical name with Aramaic roots meaning 'twin'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈtʊm.mas/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #424 (2025) | Norway · Boys #389 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tomas has a recorded origin (Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission); Bilal does not have one recorded yet.
- Bilal and Tomas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tomas; Bilal doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bilal
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #197 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #424 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tomas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #337 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #389 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys