Over the past 110 years, 125 548 boys and 10 girls have been named Tom. The name Tom ranks 244th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Tom in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Tom came in the 1940s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.