Unisex name · since 1886
Tomie
904 babies named Tomie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 904
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tomie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 904 recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomie has been recorded 904 times among boys since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1983.
- #5,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 904 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomie ranks #5,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 904 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 904
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tomie's 904 recorded births place it above 87.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Tomie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tomie splits its recorded history at 1927: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tomie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1983
- Peak year (1919)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Tomie popularity over time - girls
476 total births recorded since 1912 (Tomie as girls' name)
Tomie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (241 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Tomie's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Tomie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 85
1900s
85 births
- 1910s
1910s
223 births
- 1920s
1920s
241 births
- 1930s
1930s
148 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 241 births (27% of all-time use).
How Tomie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tomie's total volume
Tomie by state
Where Tomie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 76 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
76 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tomie's data
- Tomie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Tomies (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tomie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1886–1983 (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 Tomie 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.