UK boy's name
Tomos
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tomos is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Tomos popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #747, with 46 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 137 births.
This profile covers 2,975 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 34% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 2,951 living people in the UK are called Tomos. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tomos ranked #747 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 46 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 137 boys were registered as Tomos.
- • About 2,951 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tomos as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#747
2024
Births in 2024
46
Latest year
Peak year
1999
137 births
Estimated living
2,951
2026
Popularity
Tomos over time
The chart below shows babies named Tomos registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tomos, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 46 births in 2024, compared with 137 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tomos by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tomos was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #555 | 362 | 5 |
| 2010s | #435 | 941 | 10 |
| 2000s | #285 | 1,172 | 10 |
| 1990s | #240 | 500 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Tomos
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Tomos Pattinson
sport cyclist
British cyclist
2005-
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Tomos Sudder
badminton player
badminton player
2000-
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Tomos Whiteman
badminton player
badminton player
1998-
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Tomos Williams
basketball player; rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
1995-
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Tomos Roberts
association football player
Welsh footballer (born 1991)
1991-
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Tomos Efans
poet; Christian minister
Welsh poet and Baptist minister
1837-1908
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Tomos Prys
poet
Welsh soldier, sailor and poet
1564-1634
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Tomos Day
candidate in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
Related
Names similar to Tomos
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Tomos: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tomos in the UK right now?
In 2024, Tomos was ranked #747 for boys in England and Wales, with 46 births registered.
When was Tomos most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 137 babies registered as Tomos in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tomos in the UK?
A total of 2,975 babies have been registered as Tomos across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.