—2024 rank
1959peak year
133,846babies named Tom since 1880
▼ 47%5-year trend
Tom popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Tom mean?
A short form of Thomas, from Aramaic t'oma, 'twin', the epithet of the apostle. A friendly everyman name across the English-speaking world for centuries.
OriginAramaic
Syllables1
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Tom
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Famous Toms
- Tom Hanks, actor
- Tom Hardy, actor
Spellings & variants
ThomasTommy
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