Tomica
Feminine
Tomica is a three-syllable American girl's name that shares its spelling with a Croatian boy's pet name and with a line of Japanese toy cars. The three have nothing to do with each other, and together they make it one of the more unexpected spellings in the record.
How old is the name Tomica?
Tomica first appears in US birth records in 1969 — 56 years ago. The typical Tomica alive today was born around 1977, making them about 48 years old. About 600 people named Tomica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tomica most popular?
Tomica peaked in 1975, reaching #1689 nationally. See the whole 1975 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tomica
In Croatia, Tomica is what a boy called Toma or Tomislav is called at home, the way Tommy is in English. In Japan, Tomica is the name of the small die-cast cars that children have collected for generations. In America, Tomica is a girl's name, a sister of Tameka and Tomeka, with the same stress in the middle and the same bright ending. Three countries, three things, one spelling: the name is entirely what the family that gives it makes it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of the American girl's name Tomica. It belongs with Tameka and Tomeka, whose source is also unrecorded. The Croatian Tomica is a separate name, a pet form of Toma, Thomas.
Pronouncing Tomica
tuh-MEE-kuh
Most American families stress the second syllable, as in Tameka. In Croatian the name is TOH-mee-tsah.
Nicknames for Tomica
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1969
- Most girls named
- 197760 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1689reached in 1975
- Change vs 1991
- +14.3%8 in 1993, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tomicas among us
people named Tomica are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tomica sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is easy to say and has a clear rhythm.
- Mika and Tommie give two short forms.
- People will write Tameka or Tomika.
- Anyone who knows Croatian or Japanese toys will hear something very different.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tomicas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Tomica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tomica in 2025?
- Tomica is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tomica with classmates?
- Tomica will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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