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Tom: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“twin”
Origin
Aramaic
Say it
TOM · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Tom is a short form of Thomas, from Aramaic Ta'oma meaning 'twin.' It has been widely used in English as an independent familiar form.

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How popular is Tom?

202413.8 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Tom in 202446

2024 rank#2,780 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 1880140,303

Tom is steady now but far below its 1880 peak.

Names like Tom

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Thomastwin · Aramaic
  • Tomastwin · Aramaic
  • Tommytwin · Aramaic
  • Thaddeusheart; courageous · Aramaic
  • Barneyson of consolation · Aramaic
  • Thadheart; courageous · Aramaic
  • Bartson of furrows · Aramaic

Tom questions

What does the name Tom mean?

Tom means "twin". It comes from Aramaic. Tom is a short form of Thomas, from Aramaic Ta'oma meaning 'twin.' It has been widely used in English as an independent familiar form.

Is Tom a boy or girl name?

Tom is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tom?

46 US babies were named Tom in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Tom?

Tom is usually pronounced TOM.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.