unisex name
Toma
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,581
Ireland
#597
2025 births
Toma is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1974, when 105 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Toma started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1929.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Toma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 53 |
| 1950s | 44 |
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1970s | 307 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 66 |
| 2000s | 86 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 121 |
How popular is Toma?
In 2025, Toma was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Toma is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Toma is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Tôma | Tôma is a rare spelling of Toma, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Toma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Toma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Toma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Toma in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Toma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Toma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Toma
How popular is the name Toma?
In 2025, Toma was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Toma a girl's or a boy's name?
Toma is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Toma?
Toma has 2 syllables.
When was Toma most popular?
Toma peaked in 1974, when 105 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Toma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Toma currently ranks #597 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Toma originally a boys' or girls' name?
Toma was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.