Boys' name · since 1913
Tomy
486 babies named Tomy in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 486
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
486 boys have been named Tomy since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomy has been recorded 486 times among boys since 1913, 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 1913 to 2022.
- #8,035 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 486 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomy ranks #8,035 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 486 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 486
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tomy's 486 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tomy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tomy splits its recorded history at 1973: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tomy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2022
- Peak year (1926)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Tomy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Tomy's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Tomy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (16% of all-time use).
Tomy by state
Where Tomy concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 486 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tomy's data
- Tomy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tomys (5 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 Tomy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
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, 1913–2022 (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 Tomy 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.