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Tom

Tom means "twin", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1940s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Since 1900, roughly 132,705 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

AramaicShort for Thomas, Aramaic "te'oma"
EtymologyMeaning "twin"
Births by decade
1900s
3,312
1910s
7,724
1920s
12,065
1930s
16,523
1940s
29,980
1950s
23,804
1960s
29,262
1970s
4,879
1980s
1,983
1990s
1,450
2000s
1,094
2010s
629
Peaked in the 1940s · 132,705 total U.S. births since 1900