UK boy's name
Toms
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Toms is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Toms popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 11 births.
This profile covers 64 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2010 to 2020. 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 36% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 64 living people in the UK are called Toms. 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 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Toms ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 11 boys were registered as Toms.
- • About 64 living people in the UK are estimated to have Toms as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
2020
Births in 2020
4
Latest year
Peak year
2015
11 births
Estimated living
64
2026
Popularity
Toms over time
The chart below shows babies named Toms registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Toms, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2020, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Toms by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Toms 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 | #3848 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3044 | 60 | 9 |
Related
Names similar to Toms
- 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
Toms: questions and answers
How popular is the name Toms in the UK right now?
In 2020, Toms was ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Toms most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 11 babies registered as Toms in England and Wales.
How many people are called Toms in the UK?
A total of 64 babies have been registered as Toms across the 10 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.