Meaning and history
Tom is the traditional short form of Thomas, an Aramaic name meaning "twin." Thomas became widespread across Christian Europe through the New Testament apostle and later saints such as Thomas Becket and Thomas Aquinas, while Tom eventually became an independent everyday form. It is also familiar from Mark Twain's character Tom Sawyer. Famous bearers include actors Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise and American football quarterback Tom Brady.
20062006: 109 births, rank #1,427
2007: 94 births, rank #1,638
2008: 96 births, rank #1,620
2009: 99 births, rank #1,604
2010: 80 births, rank #1,816
20112011: 83 births, rank #1,755
2012: 83 births, rank #1,787
2013: 82 births, rank #1,763
2014: 77 births, rank #1,884
2015: 70 births, rank #2,036
20162016: 70 births, rank #2,028
2017: 88 births, rank #1,746
2018: 66 births, rank #2,122
2019: 87 births, rank #1,777
2020: 58 births, rank #2,323
20212021: 64 births, rank #2,193
2022: 60 births, rank #2,355
2023: 50 births, rank #2,614
2024: 48 births, rank #2,715
20252025: 65 births, rank #2,183
Tom moved from #964 to #997 for boys between 1995 and 1996. Its highest annual birth count came in 1959, with 5,068 births.