Boy name Aramaic origin Christian tradition

Tom

TOM · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Twin — short for Thomas
Language
Aramaic
Culture
Christian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2822
2024 births46
Peak year1959
First appeared1880
Total US births139,689
1959 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Tommy
Alternate spellings
Thom
In other languages
Tomás (Spanish)Tommaso (Italian)

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Tom Hanks
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