Tom Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity in Australia

Tom

BoyShort

A baby boy name with Australian ranking history, though it is not in the 2025 Top 100.

Current statusOutside Top 100Most recent #100 in 2011
Best rank#73in 2009
Latest movementDropped outnot in 2025
TrendLimited dataranking history
First listed200973rd
Years ranked3 of 182009 to 2011
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Popularity of Tom in Australia

1st25th50th75th100th200920112009: 73rd2010: 95th2011: 100th100th
2011 #1002025 outside Top 100Dropped out

Tom is not in the 2025 Top 100 for boys. Its most recent ranked appearance is 100th in 2011. Its best recorded rank is 73rd in 2009. Since first appearing at 73rd in 2009, it has moved down 27 places overall. Before dropping out of the latest Top 100, it moved from 95th in 2010 to 100th in 2011.

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YearRank
2011#100
2010#95
2009#73

Quick answers

Questions about Tom

Is Tom a popular name in Australia?

Tom is not in the 2025 Top 100 for baby boys. Its most recent appearance was #100 in 2011.

Is Tom becoming more popular?

In the latest comparison, Tom moved from #95 in 2010 to #100 in 2011, a fall of 5 places. Over the full visible history it moved from #73 in 2009 to #100 in 2011.

Is Tom a girl or boy name?

On Baby Names Australia, Tom appears as a baby boy name.

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About the data

Popularity figures use the Australian ranking datasets used by Baby Names Australia, with source-priority rules applied where public sources overlap.

Latest data year 2011
Last updated 2026-08-20
Useful links Data sources 2011 rankings