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Toms

  • Origin Latvian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 73

Ireland

#609

2008 births

Toms is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2020 it was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Toms is a name of Latvian origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2015, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2010.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Toms over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20
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Births named Toms by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s 60
2020s (to 2020) 4

How popular is Toms?

In 2020, Toms was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Toms is used

Ireland #609 4 in 2008
France #1,989 5 in 1999
England & Wales #4,009 4 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Toms

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Toms also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Toms over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Toms

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Toms — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Toms

How popular is the name Toms?

In 2020, Toms was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Toms a girl's or a boy's name?

Toms is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Toms?

Toms has 1 syllable.

When was Toms most popular?

Toms peaked in 2015, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.