Is Tom a boy or girl name?
Tom is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 46 boys were named Tom, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 140,303 US babies named Tom were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,822
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tom since 1880
- 140,303
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 5,080 babies
Boys and girls named Tom, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,786 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1890s | 3,335 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1900s | 3,293 | 19 | 0.6% |
| 1910s | 7,623 | 102 | 1.3% |
| 1920s | 11,923 | 142 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 16,427 | 99 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 29,884 | 99 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 23,754 | 54 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 29,200 | 63 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 4,864 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 1,985 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,454 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,097 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 786 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 278 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 87 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 96 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 94 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 125 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 107 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 140 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 96 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 125 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 126 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 134 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 116 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 146 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 151 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 194 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 214 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 189 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 189 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 177 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 188 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 180 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 187 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 200 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 197 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 243 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 235 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 261 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 244 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 285 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 317 | #441 | 7 | #8,093 |
| 1975 | 303 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 423 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 453 | #363 | 6 | #8,356 |
| 1972 | 581 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 867 | #257 | 5 | #9,550 |
| 1970 | 1,130 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 1,214 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 1,362 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 1,491 | #175 | 8 | #5,422 |
| 1966 | 1,850 | #153 | 7 | #5,768 |
| 1965 | 2,497 | #127 | 6 | #6,479 |
| 1964 | 3,294 | #107 | 8 | #5,435 |
| 1963 | 3,697 | #103 | 6 | #6,537 |
| 1962 | 4,172 | #98 | 7 | #5,813 |
| 1961 | 4,727 | #88 | 10 | #4,523 |
| 1960 | 4,896 | #86 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1959 | 5,068 | #82 | 12 | #3,807 |
| 1958 | 4,358 | #96 | 6 | #6,051 |
| 1957 | 3,352 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,914 | #161 | 10 | #4,147 |
| 1955 | 1,513 | #180 | 6 | #5,777 |
| 1954 | 1,388 | #188 | 6 | #5,696 |
| 1953 | 1,377 | #184 | 5 | #6,445 |
| 1952 | 1,439 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,522 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,823 | #145 | 9 | #3,940 |
| 1949 | 2,543 | #114 | 9 | #3,873 |
| 1948 | 3,429 | #94 | 13 | #2,961 |
| 1947 | 3,922 | #87 | 11 | #3,429 |
| 1946 | 3,624 | #87 | 10 | #3,411 |
| 1945 | 2,893 | #89 | 10 | #3,113 |
| 1944 | 2,901 | #87 | 9 | #3,356 |
| 1943 | 2,910 | #87 | 7 | #4,164 |
| 1942 | 2,875 | #89 | 13 | #2,650 |
| 1941 | 2,500 | #88 | 9 | #3,231 |
| 1940 | 2,287 | #92 | 8 | #3,483 |
| 1939 | 2,028 | #97 | 8 | #3,402 |
| 1938 | 1,931 | #106 | 14 | #2,330 |
| 1937 | 1,807 | #108 | 12 | #2,555 |
| 1936 | 1,695 | #112 | 8 | #3,351 |
| 1935 | 1,725 | #110 | 13 | #2,425 |
| 1934 | 1,579 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 1,425 | #117 | 10 | #2,850 |
| 1932 | 1,538 | #116 | 13 | #2,482 |
| 1931 | 1,363 | #125 | 8 | #3,464 |
| 1930 | 1,336 | #132 | 13 | #2,542 |
| 1929 | 1,270 | #134 | 16 | #2,175 |
| 1928 | 1,305 | #135 | 17 | #2,182 |
| 1927 | 1,269 | #138 | 13 | #2,686 |
| 1926 | 1,252 | #138 | 10 | #3,249 |
| 1925 | 1,216 | #138 | 20 | #2,006 |
| 1924 | 1,097 | #149 | 14 | #2,653 |
| 1923 | 1,131 | #144 | 13 | #2,719 |
| 1922 | 1,084 | #145 | 13 | #2,758 |
| 1921 | 1,092 | #144 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1920 | 1,207 | #131 | 15 | #2,451 |
| 1919 | 1,059 | #140 | 14 | #2,495 |
| 1918 | 1,104 | #139 | 16 | #2,280 |
| 1917 | 981 | #139 | 11 | #2,861 |
| 1916 | 971 | #139 | 15 | #2,233 |
| 1915 | 869 | #142 | 14 | #2,246 |
| 1914 | 735 | #137 | 12 | #2,117 |
| 1913 | 573 | #135 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 1912 | 538 | #124 | 10 | #1,969 |
| 1911 | 365 | #105 | 5 | #2,827 |
| 1910 | 428 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 340 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 340 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 313 | #83 | 7 | #1,799 |
| 1906 | 298 | #80 | 6 | #1,931 |
| 1905 | 317 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 318 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 295 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 312 | #75 | 6 | #1,776 |
| 1901 | 291 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 469 | #53 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 288 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 337 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 298 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 339 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 335 | #62 | 6 | #1,578 |
| 1894 | 343 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 349 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 381 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 318 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 347 | #59 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 379 | #50 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 416 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 329 | #52 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 383 | #50 | 6 | #1,100 |
| 1885 | 361 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 394 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 386 | #44 | 6 | #918 |
| 1882 | 390 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 349 | #43 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 399 | #40 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tom reached #40 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #918 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tom
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.