How Many People Are Named Thom?
An estimated 641 people in the United States have the first name Thom. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Thom peaked in popularity in 1961 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thom as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thom paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
641
About 1 in 534,718 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1961
33 births
Total Registered
845
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thom
Thom is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 845 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thom as a male name
Ranked #13,875 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1961 (33 births)
Thom: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thom span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 195 babies were registered. Thom has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thom by Decade
How has Thom tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thom by State
Birth registrations for Thom span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 10 Thoms were registered per state.
Thom + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thom as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thom: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thom?
We estimate approximately 641 people named Thom are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 534,718 Americans share this first name.
Is Thom a common name?
Thom is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 845 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thom most popular?
Thom reached peak popularity in 1961, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thom is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thom a male name?
Thom is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thom Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thom Smith, Thom Johnson, Thom Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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