Masculine dossier · first seen 1917

Thom

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1961

Peak era

1961

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

1917Peak 19612025

Quick answers about Thom

An estimated 616 living Americans are named Thom.

Thom fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Thom is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 49 and 71 years old.

Not especially. Thom has been declining since its 1961 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1961

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

844

Thom last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 844 American boys received the name.

Thom peaked in 1961, when 32 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 844 Americans named Thom since 1917.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1961

Living profile

616

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age62

Core range49–71

Mostly Boomer: about 44% of living people named Thom were born 1946–1964.

If no more babies got this name, the living population would halve in about 21 years.

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.