Tom is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “time of the month.” In 2024 it was given to 46 boys in the United States.
Tom belongs to the Portuguese and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “time of the month” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tom first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #40 in 1880, and in 2024 46 babies received the name — 139,689 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tom means “time of the month” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tom is a boy name. In 2024, 46 babies received the name in the US.
Tom comes from the Portuguese and English & American tradition.
Tom first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #40 in 1880, and 46 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tom is pronounced /tɒm/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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