Thom
The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Thom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Thom
The earliest SSA record of Thom as a baby boy name dates back to 1917, when 7 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Thom — #1,389 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Thoms. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 845 Thoms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Thom
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About the name Thom
Thom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 845 births in the dataset. Thom's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,389. Use the chart and map above to compare Thom's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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