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Thom

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What official birth registration shows about Thom: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2019

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2019, ranging from #1055 to #4810.199820022006201020142019#1055#4810
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1591
1997#2337
1998#1055
1999#1505
2000#2142
2001#1202
2002#1411
2003#2470
2004#1498
2005#1851
2006#2538
2007#2435
2008#1706
2009#1749
2010#2199
2011#1688
2012#1430
2013#2660
2014#3895
2015#3373
2016#4810
2018#2693
2019#3937

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 24 years from 1996 to 2019.

In 2018: #416 among boys in Northern Ireland, #2693 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2020 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2013–2020

    Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2013–2020).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #334 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Thom's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#26937HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#33735HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#26607HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#143017HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#168813HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#174912HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#170612HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#149811HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#141110HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#105513HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Thom is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Thom, between 1996 and 2020, in 24 of those 25 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2012Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 202019962020
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201923#1055 in 1998
Republic of Ireland20121#616 in 2012
Northern Ireland2013–20203#334 in 2020

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Northern Ireland (2020).

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What is known about Thom

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2020.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #334 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.