Kent vs Tomas
Kent 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Kent was ranked #414 and Tomas #131 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2016, Kent was ranked #434 and Tomas #359 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Kent was ranked #3959 and Tomas #380 among boys in England and Wales.
Kent and Tomas over time
Kent and Tomas appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Tomas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kent in 0.
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.
Kent reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tomas in none. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1992, Tomas moved ahead of Kent in Norway · Boys — #99 and #102 the year before became #136 and #97.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kent and Tomas changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2016, ending at #434 and #359.
- Longest-running competitions
Kent and Tomas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 68 years, from 1945 to 2016, ending at #434 and #359.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Kent #70 in 1979, Tomas #53 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Boys68 shared years, 1945–2016
Kent held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Tomas in 35.
Highest recorded here: Kent #70 in 1979, Tomas #53 in 1981.
The order changed in 1992: Tomas moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #99 and #102; by 1992 that had become #136 and #97.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Kent #434, Tomas #359.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2018
Kent held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tomas in 18.
Highest recorded here: Kent #1765 in 1996, Tomas #177 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Kent #3959, Tomas #380.
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 | Kent | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) | Norway · Boys #389 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Kent does not have one recorded yet.
- Kent has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tomas.
- A meaning is recorded for Tomas; Kent doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO.
How each name got here
Kent
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · 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