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Worldwide Name Statistics

Tom

Ranked #762 - 1 in 128,617 people
US

Most common in

United States

62k bearers

World total

62,200

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#762

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States62k
Worldwide
~62k
rank #762
Rarity
1 in 128,617
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~62k in US

About the name Tom

There are an estimated 62,200 people named Tom alive worldwide today. That ranks Tom at #762 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Tom is held by approximately 62,200 people, ranking #762 among first names. That works out to roughly 19 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 5,336 U.S. residents).

Historically Tom is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.6% male).

Tom appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Tom popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Tom, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 399
  2. 1881: 349
  3. 1882: 390
  4. 1883: 392
  5. 1884: 394
  6. 1885: 361
  7. 1886: 389
  8. 1887: 329
  9. 1888: 416
  10. 1889: 379
  11. 1890: 347
  12. 1891: 318
  13. 1892: 381
  14. 1893: 349
  15. 1894: 343
  16. 1895: 341
  17. 1896: 339
  18. 1897: 298
  19. 1898: 337
  20. 1899: 288
  21. 1900: 469
  22. 1901: 291
  23. 1902: 318
  24. 1903: 295
  25. 1904: 318
  26. 1905: 317
  27. 1906: 304
  28. 1907: 320
  29. 1908: 340
  30. 1909: 340
  31. 1910: 428
  32. 1911: 370
  33. 1912: 548
  34. 1913: 578
  35. 1914: 747
  36. 1915: 883
  37. 1916: 986
  38. 1917: 992
  39. 1918: 1,120
  40. 1919: 1,073
  41. 1920: 1,222
  42. 1921: 1,103
  43. 1922: 1,097
  44. 1923: 1,144
  45. 1924: 1,111
  46. 1925: 1,236
  47. 1926: 1,262
  48. 1927: 1,282
  49. 1928: 1,322
  50. 1929: 1,286
  51. 1930: 1,349
  52. 1931: 1,371
  53. 1932: 1,551
  54. 1933: 1,435
  55. 1934: 1,579
  56. 1935: 1,738
  57. 1936: 1,703
  58. 1937: 1,819
  59. 1938: 1,945
  60. 1939: 2,036
  61. 1940: 2,295
  62. 1941: 2,509
  63. 1942: 2,888
  64. 1943: 2,916
  65. 1944: 2,911
  66. 1945: 2,903
  67. 1946: 3,634
  68. 1947: 3,933
  69. 1948: 3,442
  70. 1949: 2,552
  71. 1950: 1,832
  72. 1951: 1,522
  73. 1952: 1,439
  74. 1953: 1,382
  75. 1954: 1,394
  76. 1955: 1,519
  77. 1956: 1,924
  78. 1957: 3,354
  79. 1958: 4,362
  80. 1959: 5,080
  81. 1960: 4,905
  82. 1961: 4,741
  83. 1962: 4,178
  84. 1963: 3,704
  85. 1964: 3,300
  86. 1965: 2,503
  87. 1966: 1,857
  88. 1967: 1,499
  89. 1968: 1,363
  90. 1969: 1,214
  91. 1970: 1,130
  92. 1971: 872
  93. 1972: 581
  94. 1973: 458
  95. 1974: 424
  96. 1975: 303
  97. 1976: 324
  98. 1977: 285
  99. 1978: 244
  100. 1979: 261
  101. 1980: 235
  102. 1981: 243
  103. 1982: 197
  104. 1983: 200
  105. 1984: 186
  106. 1985: 180
  107. 1986: 188
  108. 1987: 177
  109. 1988: 189
  110. 1989: 189
  111. 1990: 214
  112. 1991: 194
  113. 1992: 151
  114. 1993: 146
  115. 1994: 116
  116. 1995: 134
  117. 1996: 126
  118. 1997: 125
  119. 1998: 132
  120. 1999: 116
  121. 2000: 99
  122. 2001: 96
  123. 2002: 140
  124. 2003: 132
  125. 2004: 107
  126. 2005: 125
  127. 2006: 109
  128. 2007: 94
  129. 2008: 96
  130. 2009: 99
  131. 2010: 80
  132. 2011: 83
  133. 2012: 83
  134. 2013: 82
  135. 2014: 77
  136. 2015: 70
  137. 2016: 70
  138. 2017: 88
  139. 2018: 66
  140. 2019: 87
  141. 2020: 58
  142. 2021: 64
  143. 2022: 60
  144. 2023: 50
  145. 2024: 48
  146. 2025: 65

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Tom worldwide?

There are an estimated 62,200 people named Tom alive worldwide today, ranking #762 globally.

Is Tom a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 128,617 people. In the United States there are roughly 62,200 bearers, which is 1 in 5,336 Americans.

Is Tom a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Tom is used 99.6% male and 0.4% female.

Where does the name Tom come from?

Who are famous people named Tom?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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