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Tomislav
OriginSouth Slavic
Meaning"to torment + glory"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Tomislav
A strong Slavic choice and the name of the first Croatian King, crowned in 925 AD. It derives from the elements tomiti meaning "to torment, struggle, languish" and slav meaning "glory", which, put together, could create a meaning along the lines of "struggle for glory".
Other theories do point towards Tomislav being a variation of the Biblical Thomas, again combined with the element slav and giving the meaning "twin glory".
Popular Croatian short forms of the name include Tomo and Tomica, while the feminine variant is Tomislava.
Pronounced TOM-ee-slahv.
As of October 2026, Tomislav ranked #7197 for boys in US births in 2003 SSA, peaked at #3200 for boys in 1973.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Tomislavs
- Tomislav "Tomo" Milicevic
Croatian,born American musician
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