Tomi is a boys' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “twin (as a form of Thomas)”, Finnish and Hungarian form of Thomas; also a Yoruba short name. In Finnish and Hungarian a form of Thomas; in Yoruba families it is often short for longer names such as Tomiwa.

Tomi

Gender: Boy
Say it: TOM-ee
Origin: Aramaic
UK rank, 2025: #1,162 for boys
US rank, 2025: #5,916 for girls

Tomi is a boys' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “twin (as a form of Thomas)”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).

What does Tomi mean?

Aramaic: Finnish and Hungarian form of Thomas; also a Yoruba short name

“twin (as a form of Thomas)”

In Finnish and Hungarian a form of Thomas; in Yoruba families it is often short for longer names such as Tomiwa.

Is Tomi a girl's or a boy's name?

Tomi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the UK and 20 girls and 5 boys in the US.

How popular is Tomi in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,162among boys
Babies in 2025: 27about 1 in 11,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 7% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Tomi, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 49 boys.

Half of all the boys named Tomi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,446 boys in the UK were given Tomi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #37, up from #1,162 for this spelling alone.

Tommy 1,381
Tommie 27
Tomi 27
Tommi 11

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 49 in 20222025

Tomi in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	27	#1,162
2024	27	#1,137
2023	38	#913
2022	49	#752
2021	45	#805
2020	36	#896
2019	31	#1,016
2018	32	#1,002
2017	15	#1,738
2016	29	#1,085
2015	16	#1,612
2014	22	#1,260
2013	17	#1,493
2012	12	#1,956
2011	15	#1,619
2010	6	#3,092
2009	5	#3,395
2008	0	–
2007	8	#2,337
2006	7	#2,386
2005	13	#1,522
2004	5	#2,691
2003	5	#2,574
2002	5	#2,358
2001	3	#3,255
2000	1	#4,018
1999	0	–
1998	3	#3,021
1997	1	#3,857
1996	1	#3,776

How popular is Tomi in the US?

Rank in 2025: #5,916among girls
Babies in 2025: 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 31% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Tomi, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,914th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916. 5 boys were also named Tomi in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Tomi than any year since 2016.

Half of all the girls named Tomi in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 168 girls in the US were given Tomi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,192, up from #5,916 for this spelling alone.

Tommie 78
Tommi 35
Tommy 35
Tomi 20

In 2022, 85% of the babies named Tomi in the US were girls.

1916Busiest: 60 in 19772025

Tomi in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	20	#5,916
2024	22	#5,612
2023	24	#5,245
2022	33	#4,293
2021	30	#4,503
2020	36	#3,914
2019	33	#4,259
2018	27	#4,886
2017	24	#5,336
2016	16	#7,227
2015	9	#10,861
2014	7	#13,063
2013	10	#10,230
2012	9	#11,251
2011	0	–
2010	7	#13,442
2009	11	#9,971
2008	9	#11,594
2007	16	#7,729
2006	20	#6,354
2005	22	#5,595
2004	16	#7,072
2003	25	#4,938
2002	23	#5,082
2001	31	#4,021
2000	35	#3,659
1999	27	#4,197
1998	30	#3,828
1997	34	#3,362
1996	30	#3,627
1995	40	#2,927
1994	35	#3,229
1993	33	#3,346
1992	38	#3,031
1991	40	#2,880
1990	34	#3,222
1989	34	#3,098
1988	37	#2,798
1987	57	#1,961
1986	49	#2,147
1985	42	#2,361
1984	31	#2,850
1983	31	#2,782
1982	42	#2,327
1981	57	#1,887
1980	46	#2,189
1979	58	#1,832
1978	50	#1,938
1977	60	#1,717
1976	45	#1,968
1975	46	#1,935
1974	34	#2,290
1973	41	#1,979
1972	48	#1,786
1971	36	#2,212
1970	54	#1,706
1969	49	#1,728
1968	49	#1,647
1967	36	#1,947
1966	44	#1,700
1965	39	#1,829
1964	52	#1,578
1963	51	#1,579
1962	44	#1,707
1961	56	#1,498
1960	45	#1,672
1959	43	#1,671
1958	32	#1,938
1957	39	#1,727
1956	47	#1,547
1955	37	#1,690
1954	37	#1,676
1953	49	#1,388
1952	18	#2,501
1951	22	#2,115
1950	21	#2,120
1949	18	#2,339
1948	26	#1,857
1947	18	#2,353
1946	18	#2,227
1945	19	#1,940
1944	17	#2,095
1943	16	#2,250
1942	10	#2,984
1941	9	#3,028
1940	6	#3,861
1939	6	#3,780
1938	0	–
1937	9	#2,939
1936	5	#4,179
1935	0	–
1934	0	–
1933	0	–
1932	7	#3,566
1931	0	–
1930	5	#4,548
1929	5	#4,568
1928	5	#4,723
1927	7	#3,873
1926	0	–
1925	10	#3,115
1924	5	#5,059
1923	0	–
1922	8	#3,653
1921	5	#5,097
1920	0	–
1919	9	#3,217
1918	0	–
1917	0	–
1916	5	#4,415

Names like Tomi

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Eli Ali Levi Vinnie Noah Austin Hunter Theo Caleb Jesse Isaac Hugo

Other spellings of Tomi

Tommy Tommie Tommi

Names related to Tomi

Tom Toma Tomia

More Aramaic names

Thomas Martha Barnaby Barney Tabitha Tomas Tadeo Thaddeus Tomos Marta Saphira Tommaso Barnabas Talitha Safira Tadeusz

Every Aramaic name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Tomi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tomi, updated 20 October 2026.