Thom
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a surname transferred from the given name. From Thomas.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Thom (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Thom has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 323 |
| 2000 | 333 |
| 2001 | 336 |
| 2002 | 338 |
| 2003 | 343 |
| 2004 | 339 |
| 2005 | 343 |
| 2006 | 347 |
| 2007 | 349 |
| 2008 | 353 |
| 2009 | 356 |
| 2010 | 359 |
| 2011 | 360 |
| 2012 | 360 |
| 2013 | 358 |
| 2014 | 356 |
| 2015 | 353 |
| 2016 | 351 |
| 2017 | 352 |
| 2018 | 351 |
| 2019 | 352 |
| 2020 | 356 |
Thom in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Thom.Hi! My name is Thom.
- Thom ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Thom called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Thom har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Thom has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Thoms mamma är lärare.Thom's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Thoms mamma is Thom's mum.
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Questions about Thom
How do you pronounce Thom in Swedish?
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What does the name Thom mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a surname transferred from the given name. From Thomas.
How popular is Thom in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Thom in 2022. In 2020, 356 people in Sweden had Thom as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2005 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.