Girls' name · since 1916
Tomi
Tomi has 2,812 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,812
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tomi is the #5947 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,812 recorded since 1916.
Tomi has 2,812 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5947 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #3,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,947 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,812 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomi ranks #3,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,947 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,812 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,812
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tomi's 2,812 recorded births place it above 94.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tomi compares
2,812 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tomi's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tomi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,812 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tomi's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tomi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Tomi popularity over time - boys
136 total births recorded since 1958 (Tomi as boys' name)
Tomi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (472 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Tomi's strongest decade.
472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Tomi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 157
1940s
157 births
- 1950s
1950s
345 births
- 1960s
1960s
465 births
- 1970s
1970s
472 births
- 1980s
1980s
426 births
- 1990s
1990s
341 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s 142
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 165
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 472 births (17% of all-time use).
How Tomi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tomi's total volume
Tomi by state
Where Tomi concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 193 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 48 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 10 | 0.4% |
193 of 2,812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Tomi appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tomi's data
- Tomi's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (472 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tomis (193 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tomi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tomi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.