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Tom

boy name · Aramaic origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

short for Thomas, 'twin'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tom peaked in the 1940s.

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