NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Tom Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Tom: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 139,756 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
139,756
Peak year
1959 #82
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-22.2%

In the 1950s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201183#1768
201283#1798
201382#1779
201477#1903
201570#2051
201670#2044
201788#1765
201866#2142
201987#1787
202058#2346
202164#2220
202260#2375
202350#2653
202448#2743
202565#2206

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1959

CA
667
IL
403
MI
402
OH
397
NY
253
WI
242

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