EveryBabyNames

Tom

4 countries#2183 in United States, 2025
US
#2183
in United States, 2025
FR
#27
in France, 2022
NI
#79
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
#441
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
233,270
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
5,080
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Tom was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceNorthern IrelandScotland

Country by country

United States

140,370 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2183 · peaked in 1959 with 5,080 births

Most common in: California, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Texas

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

90,735 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #27 · peaked in 2006 with 4,503 births

Most common in: Nord, Seine-Maritime, Rhône, Pas-de-Calais, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,094 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #79 · peaked in 2016 with 69 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,071 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #441 · peaked in 2003 with 45 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Tom’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1427
2007#1638↓211
2008#1620↑18
2009#1604↑16
2010#1816↓212
2011#1755↑61
2012#1787↓32
2013#1763↑24
2014#1884↓121
2015#2036↓152
2016#2028↑8
2017#1746↑282
2018#2122↓376
2019#1777↑345
2020#2323↓546
2021#2193↑130
2022#2355↓162
2023#2614↓259
2024#2715↓101
2025#2183↑532

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