Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1979

Tomi

Gender Girl · 5% boys Rank 2025 #6,094 Trend ↓ Falling 29%
Rank 2025
#6,094
among girls · ↓320 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Tomi · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1979
63 babies
All-time total
2,948
#3,748 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Tomi popularity over time

2,948 babies have been named Tomi since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 14 – 14 1 – #3,429
1920s 45 – 45 5 +221% #3,341
1930s 32 – 32 3 -29% #3,127
1940s 157 – 157 16 +391% #1,900
1950s 345 6 351 35 +124% #1,408
1960s 465 11 476 48 +36% #1,514
1970s 472 11 483 48 +1% #1,718
1980s 426 5 431 43 -11% #1,909
1990s 341 50 391 39 -9% #2,930
2000s 208 37 245 25 -37% #3,730
2010s 142 5 147 15 -40% #4,335
2020s (to 2025) 165 11 176 29 +100% #3,999

Where Tomi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 18 0.01 outside top 500
2028 18 0.01 outside top 500
2029 17 0.01 outside top 500
2030 17 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Tomi

Tomi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,094 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 2,948 American babies have been named Tomi. Its peak came in 1979, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tomi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tomi?

The median living Tomi is about 45 years old; half are between 28 and 60. An estimated 2,700 people named Tomi are alive in the United States today.

median 45 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tomi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #6,094 5 #13,709
2024 22 #5,774 – –
2023 24 #5,372 – –
2022 33 #4,367 6 #12,179
2021 30 #4,600 – –
2020 36 #3,999 – –
2019 33 #4,335 – –
2018 27 #4,998 5 #13,913
2017 24 #5,509 – –
2016 16 #7,572 – –
2015 9 #11,766 – –
2014 7 #14,455 – –
2013 10 #10,945 – –
2012 9 #12,135 – –
2011 – – – –
2010 7 #14,836 – –
2009 11 #10,626 5 #14,308
2008 9 #12,508 8 #9,785
2007 16 #8,071 – –
2006 20 #6,577 11 #7,374
2005 22 #5,782 – –
2004 16 #7,366 7 #9,847
2003 25 #5,081 6 #10,764
2002 23 #5,249 – –
2001 31 #4,100 – –
2000 35 #3,730 – –
1995 40 #2,974 – –
1990 34 #3,291 – –
1985 42 #2,397 – –
1980 46 #2,217 – –
1975 46 #1,959 – –
1970 54 #1,718 – –
1965 39 #1,850 – –
1960 45 #1,692 – –
1955 37 #1,729 – –
1950 21 #2,182 – –
1945 19 #1,986 – –
1940 6 #4,304 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 5 #5,188 – –
1925 10 #3,341 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tomi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tomi Ungerer Tomi Ungerer French artist and writer (1931–2019) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tomi Juric Tomi Juric Australian soccer player (born 1991) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tomi Poikolainen Tomi Poikolainen Finnish archer (born 1961) Contemporary
  4. 4 Tomi Shimomura Japanese footballer b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tomi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tomi?

The median living Tomi is about 45 years old. Half of all living Tomis are between 28 and 60 years old.

How many people named Tomi are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Tomi are alive in the United States, based on 2,948 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Tomi in 2025?

Tomi ranked #6,094 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tomi?

2,948 babies have been named Tomi in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tomi most popular?

Tomi peaked in 1979, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Tomi a boy or girl name?

Tomi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tomi rising or falling?

Tomi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tomi become more popular?

Tomi is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 17 girls named Tomi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tomi?

Well-known people named Tomi include Tomi Ungerer (writer), Tomi Juric (soccer player), Tomi Poikolainen (athlete).

Names like Tomi

Names that sound and feel close to Tomi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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