Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Tom
Endangered
Down 98.7% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
5,068
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Tom
How many people are named Tom?
An estimated 59,305 living Americans are named Tom.
How rare is Tom?
Tom is uncommon among babies today, with 65 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.7% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Tom?
The median age of a living American named Tom is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 60 and 72 years old.
Is Tom still popular?
No. Tom is endangered as a baby name, down 98.7% from its 1959 peak with 65 births in 2025.
Where is Tom most common?
Tom has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 6.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
98.7%
2025
65
All-time
139,756
Where it lives now
Tom is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 5.5× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Arizona.
States where Tom is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.