FIRST NAME
Tom
Tom is the 229th most common male first name in the United States, recorded for 117,940 men and boys in the latest Census. It is also given to 410 women and girls.
AS A MALE NAME · #229 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
290,991
living · #154
2020 CENSUS
117,940
living · #229
BABIES NAMED TOM BY BIRTH YEAR · 1880–2025
202565
As a male name, Tom peaked in 1959, when 5,068 babies were named Tom (the #82 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A FEMALE NAME · #14,736 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
410
living · #14,736
BABIES NAMED TOM BY BIRTH YEAR · 1883–1976
19767
As a female name, Tom peaked in 1925, when 20 babies were named Tom (the #2006 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)