Tom

Meaning and origin of Tom

Popularity of Tom in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2005.
• Over recent years, Tom has been falling (−8.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Tom every 2.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Tom in English-speaking countries

Tom ranks 47^th in Ireland and 60^th in Northern Ireland, against 40^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  60^th boys’ name125 babies in 3 years1 boy in 204−0.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  47^th boys’ name349 babies in 3 years1 boy in 206−4.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  394^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,824

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  456^th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,854

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  767^th boys’ name131 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,308−12.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,259^th boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,441

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  163 babies in 3 years1 boy in 31,543−4.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada).

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Thom (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Tom

• Thomas
• Tommy
• Côme
• Zayn
• Paul
• Charles
• Théo
• Tomy
• Jean
• Gaspard
• Mathis
• Nino

See also

• 40^thTop 100 French boy names