How Many People Are Named Tome?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Tome. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Tome peaked in popularity in 1919 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tome 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 Tome paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Tome is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Tome is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1919
10 births
Total Registered
68
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tome
Tome is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 68 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tome as a male name
Ranked #5,689 in 1972
5 male births in 1972
Peak: 1919 (10 births)
Tome: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tome span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 26 babies were registered. Tome has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tome by Decade
How has Tome 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.
Tome + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tome as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tome
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tome: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tome?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Tome 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Tome a common name?
Tome is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 68 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tome most popular?
Tome reached peak popularity in 1919, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tome is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tome a male name?
Tome is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tome Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tome Smith, Tome Johnson, Tome 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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