Tom Name Popularity

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How popular is Tom?

The rare name Tom was the 2,130th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Tom, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #40 was reached in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 5,063 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Tom in any given year was 66 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Tom occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1909-1916, 1929-1942, 1943-1947, and 1955-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1951, 1964-1975, 1990-1994, and 1997-2000.

Where is the name Tom popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Tom has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Tom has dropped.

The name Tom is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Tom has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Tom (Girl)		Tom (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	66	2,130
2017		< 5	--	88	1,758
2016		< 5	--	70	2,041
2015		< 5	--	69	2,064
2014		< 5	--	76	1,917
2013		< 5	--	82	1,776
2012		< 5	--	83	1,794
2011		< 5	--	83	1,766
2010		< 5	--	80	1,827
2009		< 5	--	99	1,614
2008		< 5	--	96	1,631
2007		< 5	--	94	1,647
2006		< 5	--	108	1,444
2005		< 5	--	125	1,260
2004		< 5	--	107	1,364
2003		< 5	--	131	1,154
2002		< 5	--	139	1,080
2001		< 5	--	96	1,349
2000		< 5	--	99	1,310
1999		< 5	--	116	1,140
1998		< 5	--	132	1,028
1997		< 5	--	125	1,026
1996		< 5	--	125	1,005
1995		< 5	--	134	963
1994		< 5	--	115	1,039
1993		< 5	--	145	887
1992		< 5	--	151	862
1991		< 5	--	192	736
1990		< 5	--	214	696
1989		< 5	--	187	725
1988		< 5	--	188	686
1987		< 5	--	177	684
1986		< 5	--	189	652
1985		< 5	--	180	654
1984		< 5	--	186	625
1983		< 5	--	199	607
1982		< 5	--	197	619
1981		< 5	--	243	538
1980		< 5	--	238	557
1979		< 5	--	261	524
1978		< 5	--	244	529
1977		< 5	--	286	479
1976		7	8,089	317	440
1975		< 5	--	303	463
1974		< 5	--	422	372
1973		6	8,350	453	363
1972		< 5	--	581	316
1971		5	9,545	865	258
1970		< 5	--	1,130	219
1969		< 5	--	1,214	206
1968		< 5	--	1,360	185
1967		8	5,419	1,489	175
1966		7	5,767	1,851	153
1965		6	6,475	2,499	127
1964		8	5,436	3,295	107
1963		6	6,538	3,698	103
1962		7	5,809	4,169	99
1961		10	4,521	4,722	88
1960		11	4,152	4,902	86
1959		12	3,810	5,063	82
1958		6	6,049	4,365	96
1957		< 5	--	3,349	117
1956		10	4,147	1,917	161
1955		6	5,777	1,510	180
1954		6	5,696	1,388	188
1953		5	6,447	1,376	184
1952		< 5	--	1,439	181
1951		< 5	--	1,521	168
1950		9	3,941	1,825	145
1949		9	3,872	2,543	114
1948		13	2,961	3,431	94
1947		11	3,428	3,920	88
1946		10	3,410	3,623	87
1945		10	3,114	2,893	89
1944		9	3,355	2,902	87
1943		7	4,163	2,909	87
1942		13	2,651	2,876	89
1941		9	3,232	2,499	88
1940		8	3,483	2,287	92
1939		8	3,401	2,026	97
1938		14	2,328	1,932	106
1937		12	2,556	1,808	108
1936		8	3,350	1,695	112
1935		13	2,425	1,724	110
1934		< 5	--	1,580	112
1933		10	2,849	1,423	117
1932		13	2,482	1,537	116
1931		8	3,463	1,363	125
1930		13	2,543	1,337	132
1929		16	2,174	1,269	135
1928		17	2,182	1,306	135
1927		13	2,686	1,269	138
1926		10	3,250	1,251	138
1925		20	2,006	1,217	138
1924		14	2,653	1,097	149
1923		13	2,720	1,131	144
1922		13	2,758	1,084	145
1921		11	3,136	1,093	144
1920		15	2,451	1,207	131
1919		14	2,495	1,059	140
1918		16	2,280	1,104	139
1917		11	2,861	981	139
1916		15	2,233	970	140
1915		14	2,246	869	142
1914		12	2,117	735	137
1913		5	3,655	573	135
1912		10	1,969	538	124
1911		5	2,827	365	105
1910		< 5	--	428	82
1909		< 5	--	340	88
1908		< 5	--	340	81
1907		7	1,799	313	83
1906		6	1,931	298	80
1905		< 5	--	317	77
1904		< 5	--	318	74
1903		< 5	--	295	73
1902		6	1,776	312	75
1901		< 5	--	291	67
1900		< 5	--	469	53
1899		< 5	--	288	67
1898		< 5	--	337	64
1897		< 5	--	298	63
1896		< 5	--	339	62
1895		6	1,578	335	62
1894		< 5	--	343	61
1893		< 5	--	349	60
1892		< 5	--	381	58
1891		< 5	--	318	60
1890		< 5	--	347	59
1889		< 5	--	379	50
1888		< 5	--	416	49
1887		< 5	--	329	52
1886		6	1,100	383	50
1885		< 5	--	361	48
1884		< 5	--	394	47
1883		6	918	386	44
1882		< 5	--	390	47
1881		< 5	--	349	43
1880		< 5	--	399	40

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.