Thamos
Thamos, King of Egypt is a play by Tobias Philipp von Gebler, for which, between 1773 and 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incidental music, K. 345/336a, of an operatic character.
Meaning & Origin of Thamos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thamos, King of Egypt is a play by Tobias Philipp von Gebler, for which, between 1773 and 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incidental music, K. 345/336a, of an operatic character.
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The Story of Thamos
Thamos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 5 Thamoss were born — ranking #3,886 that year. As of 2026, Thamos ranks #3,886 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Thamoss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Thamos
Thamos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Thamos's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #3,886. Use the chart and map above to compare Thamos's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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