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How popular is the name Tom?
Births per year, rank history and how many Toms are alive today.
Tom (male) is a shortened form of the name Thomas. Although Tom itself was given to 31 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 976th as a registered name), most Toms are registered as Thomas, which ranked 35th in 2025 with 1,344 babies.
Most people called Tom are registered as Thomas, and share that name's profile: the Thomas you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Thomases born in England and Wales are between 25 and 52, and there are at least 460,000 of them alive today. Only some Thomases go by Tom.
How many babies are named Tom or Thomas each year?
Combined registrations of Thomas, Tom. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Thomas rank as a registered name?
Where does Tom rank as a registered name?
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
Is Tom short for Thomas?
Yes - Tom is a shortened form of Thomas. Toms are usually registered as Thomas at birth.
When was the name Tom most popular?
The full name Thomas peaked in 1904, when around 25,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Tom itself peaked as a registered name in 1904, with 1,442 babies.
How many people are called Tom?
There's no official count of people who go by Tom, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 460,000 people registered as Thomas born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Tom.
How old is the typical Tom?
Most people called Tom are registered as Thomas. Most living Thomases are between 25 and 52; the most common age is about 33.
Is Tom becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.