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Tom

Boy's name · #2206 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Tom is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #40. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 140,000 boys since 1880, ranked #2206 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#48 in Ireland (2025) · #54 in France (2025) · #82 in N. Ireland (2025) · #98 in Belgium (2025) · #122 in Slovenia (2025) · #125 in Netherlands (2025) · #150 in Sweden (2025) · #193 in Switzerland (2025) · #323 in Austria (2025) · #388 in Norway (2025) · #428 in New Zealand (2025) · #488 in Scotland (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Toms

• Tom Hanks — American actor and film producer (born 1956)
• Tom Cruise — American actor and producer (born 1962)
• Tom Holland — British actor (born 1996)
• Tom Hardy — British actor (born 1977)
• Tom Hiddleston — English actor (born 1981)

In stories & tradition

• Tom (Lord Voldemort) — Harry Potter (film series)
• Tom Sawyer — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (book)
• Tom Bombadil — The Fellowship of the Ring (book)

What Toms become

Among 10,529 notable people named Tom:

Sports figures appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tom Brady, American football player (born 1977).

Similar names: Tommy · Pete · Todd · Johnnie · Toby · Gene

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