Tomi
Tomi was the 6094th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1408th; the most babies were born in 1977 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,672 places. More babies were named Tomi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Tommie) pet form of Thomas; "twin" · English, Aramaic
- Rank in 2025
- #6,094 girls, down 2,095 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197760 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,948babies recorded
What does the name Tomi mean?
Tomi is a spelling of Tommie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Tommie's meaning and origin.
Tommie is a pet form of Thomas, and in the US it has been given to both boys and girls. Thomas comes from an Aramaic word for "twin", used as a byname for one of the apostles, explained in John's Gospel with the Greek Didymus, which also means "twin". DMNES records Tom as an English pet form by the 14th century. Tommie was most common in the 1930s and 1940s.
תאומא (Aramaic, “twin”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Thomas, Tommy, Tom, Thomasina.
See also: Aramaic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tommie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Thomas', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Thomas', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Tommie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Tomi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,094 | #13,709 | 20 | 5 |
| 2020 | #3,999 | — | 36 | — |
| 2010 | #14,836 | — | 7 | — |
| 2000 | #3,730 | — | 35 | — |
| 1990 | #3,291 | — | 34 | — |
| 1980 | #2,217 | — | 46 | — |
| 1970 | #1,718 | — | 54 | — |
| 1960 | #1,692 | — | 45 | — |
| 1950 | #2,182 | — | 21 | — |
| 1940 | #4,304 | — | 6 | — |
| 1930 | #5,188 | — | 5 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Tomi, counting every spelling?
Tomi is a spelling of Tommie, a name family that ranked #1,444 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,094 for Tomi on its own. Together these spellings went to 133 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tomi?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tomi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tomi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tomi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tomi?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Tomi are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 30 and 60. That makes Tomi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tomi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tomi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tomi
What does Tomi mean?
Tomi is a spelling of Tommie, which means “pet form of Thomas; "twin"” (English, Aramaic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tomi?
Tomi was the 6094th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1408th; the most babies were born in 1977 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,672 places. More babies were named Tomi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tomi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Tomi in the US.