Toma
Toma is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Toma are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 28% male / 72% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Azerbaijan, Romania, United States
- US births since 1880
- 511 male / 216 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Toma
To address Toma when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Toma," in English, "Guten Tag Toma," in German. About 28% of people named Toma are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Toma,
German
Guten Tag Toma,
French
Bonjour Toma,
Spanish
Estimado/a Toma:
Chinese
Toma您好：
Japanese
Toma様
English
Hi Toma,
German
Hi Toma,
French
Salut Toma,
Spanish
Hola Toma,
Chinese
Toma你好：
Japanese
Tomaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 70% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belarus | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
511 male · 216 female · 727 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Toma a male or female name?
Toma is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Toma are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Toma in an email?
To address Toma when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Toma," in English, "Guten Tag Toma," in German. About 28% of people named Toma are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Toma a unisex name?
Toma is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Toma are men. Toma leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Toma a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/toma (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_toma,
title = {Is Toma a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/toma},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}