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Tom is a given name of Aramaic via Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 140,303 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 139,689 as boys and 614 as girls. Tom gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #534 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	46
2023	50
2022	60
2021	64
2020	58
2019	87
2018	66
2017	88
2016	70
2015	70
2014	77
2013	82
2012	83
2011	83
2010	80
2009	99
2008	96
2007	94
2006	109
2005	125
2004	107
2003	132
2002	140
2001	96
2000	99
1999	116
1998	132
1997	125
1996	126
1995	134
1994	116
1993	146
1992	151
1991	194
1990	214
1989	189
1988	189
1987	177
1986	188
1985	180
1984	187
1983	200
1982	197
1981	243
1980	235
1979	261
1978	244
1977	285
1976	324
1975	303
1974	423
1973	459
1972	581
1971	872
1970	1,130
1969	1,214
1968	1,362
1967	1,499
1966	1,857
1965	2,503
1964	3,302
1963	3,703
1962	4,179
1961	4,737
1960	4,907
1959	5,080
1958	4,364
1957	3,352
1956	1,924
1955	1,519
1954	1,394
1953	1,382
1952	1,439
1951	1,522
1950	1,832
1949	2,552
1948	3,442
1947	3,933
1946	3,634
1945	2,903
1944	2,910
1943	2,917
1942	2,888
1941	2,509
1940	2,295
1939	2,036
1938	1,945
1937	1,819
1936	1,703
1935	1,738
1934	1,579
1933	1,435
1932	1,551
1931	1,371
1930	1,349
1929	1,286
1928	1,322
1927	1,282
1926	1,262
1925	1,236
1924	1,111
1923	1,144
1922	1,097
1921	1,103
1920	1,222
1919	1,073
1918	1,120
1917	992
1916	986
1915	883
1914	747
1913	578
1912	548
1911	370
1910	428
1909	340
1908	340
1907	320
1906	304
1905	317
1904	318
1903	295
1902	318
1901	291
1900	469
1899	288
1898	337
1897	298
1896	339
1895	341
1894	343
1893	349
1892	381
1891	318
1890	347
1889	379
1888	416
1887	329
1886	389
1885	361
1884	394
1883	392
1882	390
1881	349
1880	399