Tom
Last seen for girls in 1976 at #7,296 · #2,183 for boys in 2025, 65 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 399 births
- Debut · boys
- 399 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 139,756since 1880
Tom over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,183 | 65 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,715 | 48 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,614 | 50 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,355 | 60 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,193 | 64 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,323 | 58 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,777 | 87 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,122 | 66 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,746 | 88 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,028 | 70 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,036 | 70 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,884 | 77 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,763 | 82 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,787 | 83 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,755 | 83 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,816 | 80 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,604 | 99 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,620 | 96 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,638 | 94 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,427 | 109 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,257 | 125 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,359 | 107 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,141 | 132 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,076 | 140 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,345 | 96 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,300 | 99 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,130 | 116 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,023 | 132 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,016 | 125 | |
| 1996 | — | #990 | 126 | |
| 1995 | — | #959 | 134 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,030 | 116 | |
| 1993 | — | #882 | 146 | |
| 1992 | — | #861 | 151 | |
| 1991 | — | #728 | 194 | |
| 1990 | — | #693 | 214 | |
| 1989 | — | #719 | 189 | |
| 1988 | — | #684 | 189 | |
| 1987 | — | #682 | 177 | |
| 1986 | — | #652 | 188 | |
| 1985 | — | #653 | 180 | |
| 1984 | — | #624 | 186 | |
| 1983 | — | #604 | 200 | |
| 1982 | — | #616 | 197 | |
| 1981 | — | #538 | 243 | |
| 1980 | — | #562 | 235 | |
| 1979 | — | #523 | 261 | |
| 1978 | — | #527 | 244 | |
| 1977 | — | #480 | 285 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #438 | 317 |
| 1975 | — | #463 | 303 | |
| 1974 | — | #372 | 424 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #363 | 452 |
| 1972 | — | #316 | 581 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #256 | 867 |
| 1970 | — | #219 | 1,130 | |
| 1969 | — | #206 | 1,214 | |
| 1968 | — | #185 | 1,363 | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #175 | 1,491 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #153 | 1,850 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #127 | 2,497 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #107 | 3,292 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #103 | 3,698 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #98 | 4,171 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #88 | 4,731 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #86 | 4,894 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #82 | 5,068 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #96 | 4,356 |
| 1957 | — | #116 | 3,354 | |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #161 | 1,914 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #180 | 1,513 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #188 | 1,388 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #184 | 1,377 |
| 1952 | — | #181 | 1,439 | |
| 1951 | — | #168 | 1,522 | |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #145 | 1,823 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #114 | 2,543 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #94 | 3,429 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #87 | 3,922 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #87 | 3,624 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #89 | 2,893 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #87 | 2,902 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #87 | 2,909 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #89 | 2,875 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #88 | 2,500 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #92 | 2,287 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #97 | 2,028 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #106 | 1,931 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #108 | 1,807 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #112 | 1,695 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | #110 | 1,725 |
| 1934 | — | #112 | 1,579 | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #117 | 1,425 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #116 | 1,538 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #125 | 1,363 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #132 | 1,336 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #134 | 1,270 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #135 | 1,305 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #138 | 1,269 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #138 | 1,252 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | #138 | 1,216 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #149 | 1,097 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #144 | 1,131 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #145 | 1,084 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #144 | 1,092 |
| 1920 | #2,357 | 15 | #131 | 1,207 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #140 | 1,059 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #139 | 1,104 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #138 | 981 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | #139 | 971 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | #142 | 869 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #137 | 735 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #135 | 573 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #124 | 538 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #105 | 365 |
| 1910 | — | #82 | 428 | |
| 1909 | — | #88 | 340 | |
| 1908 | — | #80 | 340 | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #83 | 313 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #80 | 298 |
| 1905 | — | #77 | 317 | |
| 1904 | — | #74 | 318 | |
| 1903 | — | #73 | 295 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #75 | 312 |
| 1901 | — | #67 | 291 | |
| 1900 | — | #52 | 469 | |
| 1899 | — | #66 | 288 | |
| 1898 | — | #64 | 337 | |
| 1897 | — | #63 | 298 | |
| 1896 | — | #62 | 339 | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #62 | 335 |
| 1894 | — | #60 | 343 | |
| 1893 | — | #60 | 349 | |
| 1892 | — | #58 | 381 | |
| 1891 | — | #60 | 318 | |
| 1890 | — | #57 | 347 | |
| 1889 | — | #50 | 379 | |
| 1888 | — | #49 | 416 | |
| 1887 | — | #52 | 329 | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #50 | 383 |
| 1885 | — | #48 | 361 | |
| 1884 | — | #47 | 394 | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #44 | 386 |
| 1882 | — | #46 | 390 | |
| 1881 | — | #43 | 349 | |
| 1880 | — | #40 | 399 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Tom was already there! It came in at #40, and was given to 399 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 66 boys a year got the name.
Where Tom is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Minnesota#45 · 1 in 174
- South Dakota#49 · 1 in 172
- Montana#50 · 1 in 188
- Michigan#52 · 1 in 237
- Washington#54 · 1 in 225
Best ever in a state: #14 in New Mexico, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #45 | 237 | 1 in 174 |
| South Dakota | #49 | 45 | 1 in 172 |
| Montana | #50 | 41 | 1 in 188 |
| Michigan | #52 | 394 | 1 in 237 |
| Washington | #54 | 137 | 1 in 225 |
| Iowa | #55 | 140 | 1 in 216 |
| Oregon | #56 | 80 | 1 in 220 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 194 | 1 in 244 |
| Colorado | #59 | 94 | 1 in 234 |
| Missouri | #61 | 178 | 1 in 272 |
| Ohio | #61 | 361 | 1 in 309 |
| California | #62 | 635 | 1 in 298 |
| Alaska | #63 | 12 | 1 in 260 |
| Illinois | #63 | 366 | 1 in 311 |
| Nebraska | #63 | 59 | 1 in 274 |
| Indiana | #67 | 184 | 1 in 295 |
| North Dakota | #67 | 26 | 1 in 279 |
| Wyoming | #69 | 14 | 1 in 251 |
| Kansas | #73 | 72 | 1 in 311 |
| Arizona | #76 | 51 | 1 in 332 |
| Idaho | #77 | 26 | 1 in 278 |
| Utah | #77 | 39 | 1 in 312 |
| New Hampshire | #85 | 12 | 1 in 513 |
| Rhode Island | #86 | 12 | 1 in 749 |
| Nevada | #91 | 9 | 1 in 360 |
| New Jersey | #93 | 104 | 1 in 607 |
| Delaware | #96 | 10 | 1 in 522 |
| New Mexico | #96 | 35 | 1 in 380 |
| Pennsylvania | #104 | 178 | 1 in 663 |
| Massachusetts | #107 | 56 | 1 in 1,024 |
| New York | #113 | 239 | 1 in 751 |
| Oklahoma | #113 | 41 | 1 in 574 |
| Florida | #127 | 86 | 1 in 639 |
| Maryland | #127 | 46 | 1 in 714 |
| Connecticut | #128 | 26 | 1 in 1,023 |
| West Virginia | #129 | 24 | 1 in 784 |
| Maine | #133 | 12 | 1 in 909 |
| Kentucky | #142 | 39 | 1 in 884 |
| District of Columbia | #144 | 19 | 1 in 781 |
| Hawaii | #155 | 12 | 1 in 622 |
| Texas | #171 | 138 | 1 in 867 |
| Arkansas | #174 | 20 | 1 in 978 |
| Virginia | #188 | 36 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Tennessee | #189 | 31 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Louisiana | #200 | 37 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Alabama | #204 | 30 | 1 in 1,248 |
| Mississippi | #206 | 22 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Georgia | #239 | 30 | 1 in 1,594 |
| North Carolina | #257 | 26 | 1 in 2,032 |
| South Carolina | #279 | 13 | 1 in 2,184 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tom
- 532 spots since 2024 (#2,715 → #2,183)
- 140 spots since 2020 (#2,323 → #2,183)
- 147 spots since 2015 (#2,036 → #2,183)
- Biggest jump: 71 spots in 1995 (#1,030 → #959)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1994 (#882 → #1,030)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #40 (399 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 102 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1880–1910
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1993
- Highest: 1 in 271 boys born in 1883 were named Tom (0.37%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,278 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #40 in 1880, was only 1 in 277 (0.36%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.4% of all boys named Tom (29,884) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,786 | #40 (1880) | #47 |
| 1890s | 3,335 | #57 (1890) | #61 |
| 1900s | 3,293 | #52 (1900) | #75 |
| 1910s | 7,623 | #82 (1910) | #128 |
| 1920s | 11,923 | #131 (1920) | #140 |
| 1930s | 16,427 | #97 (1939) | #114 |
| 1940s | 29,884 | #87 (1947) | #91 |
| 1950s | 23,754 | #82 (1959) | #150 |
| 1960s | 29,201 | #86 (1960) | #133 |
| 1970s | 4,864 | #219 (1970) | #396 |
| 1980s | 1,984 | #538 (1981) | #633 |
| 1990s | 1,454 | #693 (1990) | #931 |
| 2000s | 1,097 | #1,076 (2002) | #1,377 |
| 2010s | 786 | #1,746 (2017) | #1,871 |
| 2020s | 345 | #2,183 (2025) | #2,397 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tom in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 201,850 of them was named Tom, which outranked 43.7% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,009Yetta11
- #4,009Zetta11
- #4,009Zoeann11
- #4,239Tom10
- #4,239Aaron10
- #4,239Adora10
- #4,239Alanda10
- #4,546Aggie9
- #4,546Ailene9
- #4,546Albina9
Tied with 306 names at #4,239; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 449 of them was named Tom, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.