Tom
A pet form of Thomas, Aramaic for “twin.”
1959peak year
No. 40best rank (1880)
140,370babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Tom appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 46 different years between 1880 and 1962. Its biggest year was 1959, when 5,068 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 82 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1880, at No. 40. All told, 140,370 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,786 | No. 40 |
| 1890s | 3,335 | No. 57 |
| 1900s | 3,293 | No. 52 |
| 1910s | 7,623 | No. 82 |
| 1920s | 11,923 | No. 131 |
| 1930s | 16,427 | No. 97 |
| 1940s | 29,884 | No. 87 |
| 1950s | 23,754 | No. 82 |
| 1960s | 29,201 | No. 86 |
| 1970s | 4,864 | No. 219 |
| 1980s | 1,984 | No. 538 |
| 1990s | 1,454 | No. 693 |
| 2000s | 1,097 | No. 1076 |
| 2010s | 786 | No. 1746 |
| 2020s | 345 | No. 2183 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.