Tom
Boy nameTom has been given to 140,370 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1959.
Meaning & origin /tɒm/
From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
140,370
Peak year
1959 (5,080 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -7%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Tom
Lord Voldemort
Main antagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
Tom Stoppard
Czech–English playwright (1937–2025)
Tom Waits
American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949)
Tom Felton
British actor, singer and musician
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Tom.
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