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How popular is the name Thom?
Births per year, rank history and how many Thoms are alive today.
Thom (male), a spelling of Tom, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2019 (ranked 3937th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2012, when 17 babies were given the name, the 1430th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Tom you are most likely to meet is around 60 years old. Half of all Toms born in England and Wales are between 34 and 70, and there are at least 48,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 15% chance that at least one of them will be called Tom.
How many babies are named Thom each year?
Includes all spellings: Thom, Tom. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Thom spelling rank?
Where does the Tom spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Thom most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Tom, peaked in 1904, when around 1,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Thom spelling itself peaked in 2012, with 17 babies.
How many people are called Thom?
At least 48,000 people named Thom in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Thom?
Most living Thoms are between 34 and 70; the most common age is about 60.
Is Thom becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.