Holding steady.
Popularity of Tomma since 1936
Babies named Tomma per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1953, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tomma's real moment was 1944.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tomma is an exceedingly rare feminine variant of Tom, itself a short form of Thomas. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1936, and its most frequent year of use was 1944, but it has never been common enough to appear in the national rankings. The name's trajectory has been stable but at very low usage levels. Since it has never reached the Top 1000, precise one-in-N data is unavailable. Tomma reflects the trend of creating feminine forms of popular masculine names during the early 20th century. Despite its rarity, it has been used consistently in very small numbers across the decades. No top states are reported due to insufficient data, but occurrences are likely scattered. As a diminutive of Thomas, the name shares in the long history of the original Aramaic name meaning 'twin', brought to England by the Normans.
Tomma is a rare feminine diminutive of the name Tom, which is a short form of Thomas. Thomas derives from the Aramaic te'oma, meaning 'twin'. The name was likely used to create a distinctly feminine variant of the common masculine name, following patterns of adding -a or -ma in English naming traditions.
Sibling names for Tomma
Names that share Tomma's style, for a brother or sister.
