Tom

Diminutive of Thomas

"twin"

Tom Origin and Meaning

The name Tom is a boy's name meaning "twin".

Just like Sam and Ben, Tom could be revived as a simple, well liked name on its own. Tom, just Tom, is one of the Top 100 Boy Names in France

Tom Rank in US Top 1000

# 961 in the US

Tom Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1380 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Tom

• 1380 Nameberry 2025
• 795 Unique 2019
• 650 England 2023
• 55 Ireland 2024
• 32 France 2023
• 69 Germany 2024
• 71 Netherlands 2024
• 83 Belgium 2023
• 165 Switzerland 2023
• 86 Israel 2023
• 74 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Tom

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Tom.

• Joe
• Jerry
• Bobby
• Barry
• Steve
• Johnny
• Carl
• Mike
• Tommy
• Karl
• Juan
• Larry
• Pablo
• Tony
• Craig
• Marty
• Donald
• Ronald
• Ricky
• Gary

Famous People Named Tom

• Tom Braidwood Canadian actor
• Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy English actor
• Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother) American actor
• Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits American singer,songwriter
• Thomas Andrew "Tom" Felton British actor
• Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw American television journalist
• Thomas Michael "Tom" Fletcher member of British band McFly
• Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford American fashion designer
• Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks American actor
• Thomas William "Tom" Selleck American actor
• Thomas Dwaine "Tom" Arnold American actor and comedian
• Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady American NFL football player
• Tom Jones (born Thomas Jones Woodward) Welsh pop singer
• Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston English actor
• Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland English actor
• Tom Nicon French model
• Tom Kaulitz German singer of band Tokio Hotel; twin brother Bill Kaulitz
• Tom Tykwer German film director
• Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty American singer,songwriter
• Thomas John Patrick "Tom" Welling American actor
• Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson English actor
• Thomas Kennerly "Tom" Wolfe American author and journalist
• Thomas "Tom" Bergeron American television host
• Thomas Patrick "Tom" Cavanagh Canadian actor
• Tom George Cassell aka Syndicate English YouTuber
• Thomas Robert "Tom" Daley British diver
• Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello American singer of band Rage Against the Machine
• Michael Thomas "Tom" Green Canadian actor/comedian
• Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge American singer of band Blink,182
• Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay U.S. Congressman and House Majority Leader from Texas
• Thomas Edward "Tom" Bosley American actor
• Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy American novelist
• Tom Spencer aka Tomohawk1989 English YouTuber
• Tom Felton British Actor
• Thomas John "Tom" Ellis Welsh Actor
• Tom Gruber Christian Internet Blogger & Expert about Sex in Heaven

The name Tom in Pop Culture

• Tom Sawyer main character in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and secondary character in "Huckleberry Finn"
• Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Lord Voldemort character in the "Harry Potter" series
• Tom the Leaky Cauldron's bartender from the "Harry Potter" Series
• Tom Thumb English folk character the size of his father's thumb
• Tom Joad main character in book/film "The Grapes of Wrath"
• Thomas "Tom" Wade main character in G. A. Henty's, In the Heart of the Rockies
• Dr. Tom Kent Character in British TV show Casualty
• Dr. Tom Sherwood character from movie "The English Teacher" played by Greg Kinnear
• Tom Long character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
• Tom Natsworth character in the Mortal Engines series
• Long Tom character in G. A. Henty's, At Agincourt
• Tom Price character in TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Tom Branson character in the TV show "Downton Abbey"
• Tom Okinawe character in the CBBC TV show "Wolfblood"
• Tom Builder a main character in Ken Follett's "The Pillars of Earth"
• Tom Tressilis character in G. A. Henty's, Under Drake's Flag
• Tom Marin Hanna Marin's father on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Tom Diaz character on TV's "Stuck in the Middle"
• Tom Howard character in "The Hole"
• Tom character in short story "Out There" by author Justine Avery
• Tom Patterson character in DC Universe
• Reverend Tom Hereward character in TV's "Call the Midwife"
• Tom Cobalt character in the Addicted Series
• Tom Dooley song by the Kingston Trio
• Tom Nook character from the video game "Animal Crossing"