Is Tomi a boy or girl name?

Tomi is a girl’s name. Of the 2,948 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.4% were girls and 4.6% were boys.

Tomi

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Tomi was most popular in 1979, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,752 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,948 people named Tomi.

Tomi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tomi’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tomi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tomi is a girl’s name — 95.4% of the 2,948 Americans given it were girls and 4.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tomi

Where Tomi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org