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Tomica

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Pronounced toh-MEE-kuh /toʊˈmiː.kə/Medium

Meaning: Tomica is a modern coined name, most naturally read as a feminine elaboration of Tom or Tommie with the fashionable -ica ending, or as a cousin of Tamica and Tomeka. It belongs to a late-century family of invented -ica names and has no older root.Low

In 30 seconds: Tomica is a modern coined name, an -ica elaboration in the family of Tamica and Tomeka (said 'toh-MEE-kuh').
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningTomica is a modern coined name, most naturally read as a feminine elaboration of Tom or Tommie with the fashionable -ica ending, or as a cousin of Tamica and Tomeka. It belongs to a late-century family of invented -ica names and has no older root.
U.S. rank (1993)#10526 ↗ Rising
1993 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1977
Total births (all-time)≈ 574

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197719691993

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tomica is a twentieth-century coinage rather than a historic name. It reads as a feminine built on Tom or Tommie with the popular -ica suffix, closely related to Tamica and Tomeka. We treat it honestly as an invented name prized for its melody, part of the broad late-century -ica sound family.

The name is a minor one, cresting around 1977 before slipping back to rarity. It has the warm, rhythmic feel of its era's coinages, and a Tomica today shares a name that is genuinely of the nineteen-seventies — inventive, musical and never widespread.

Did you know? Tomica sits among a whole cluster of -ica coinages — Tamica, Tomeka, Danica — that flourished in the same decades.
Overall data confidence 48%
References — Tomica — modern coinage; -ica family, kin to Tamica/Tomeka

Variations

TamicaTomekaTomika

Nicknames

TomMica

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If you like Tomica…

Tamica— a same-era -ica coinage with the near-identical sound
Tomeka— a close cousin sharing the Tom- opening and coined feel
Danica— another melodic -ica name of the period
Monica— an established -ica name whose rhythm Tomica echoes

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tomica mean?

Tomica is a modern coinage, read as an -ica elaboration in the family of Tamica and Tomeka.

How do you pronounce Tomica?

It's said toh-MEE-kuh /toʊˈmiː.kə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tomica a boy or girl name?

Tomica is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tomica?

Tomica was a rare coined name that crested in the later nineteen-seventies and has been scarce since.

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