Toma
Boy name · #4077 in 2025 · Uniqueness 61/100
Toma ranks #4077 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 26 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5507, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 boys born in 2025 was named Toma.
The 52-year story
Toma first appears in the Social Security records in 1973, when 44 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1974, when 84 boys were named Toma — good for #882 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Toma per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Toma in class?
Toma scores 61 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Toma is most common
State-level data for Toma is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Toma
Statistically, parents drawn to Toma tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Tito, Nicola, Pietro, Hasani, and Jamieson.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Toma | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4050 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5241 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5075 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4303 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5110 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5451 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9756 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5106 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5788 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7157 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5507 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5997 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7026 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9709 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5200 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6698 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8732 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9948 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7831 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6088 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7536 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5040 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Toma a popular boy name?
Toma ranked #4077 among boys in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5507.
When was the name Toma most popular?
Toma peaked in 1974, when 84 American boys received the name (ranked #882 that year). Since 1974 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Toma?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American boys was named Toma. It scores 61/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.