Toma
Male#281 most common in Croatia3,052 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Twin
- Origin:
- Aramaic
About the name Toma
A Croatian form of Thomas, from Aramaic 'twin'. St. Thomas the Apostle is its patron; Toma Arhiđakon was a famous medieval Split chronicler.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- July 3 (sv. Toma)
- Nicknames:
- Tomo, Tomica
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 441 births · #3 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
3,052 people in Croatia are called Toma, according to the 2021 census. That is #281 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Toma is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Toma
- Toma Arhiđakon — 13th-century chronicler from Split
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.