Tommy
#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #657 for boys in 2025, 420 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1944 · 3,696 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 178,733since 1880
Tommy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,067 | 35 | #657 | 420 |
| 2024 | #5,021 | 26 | #731 | 360 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #689 | 387 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #726 | 358 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #732 | 351 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #744 | 326 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #698 | 361 |
| 2018 | — | #721 | 332 | |
| 2017 | — | #710 | 345 | |
| 2016 | — | #754 | 322 | |
| 2015 | — | #706 | 355 | |
| 2014 | — | #723 | 333 | |
| 2013 | — | #658 | 368 | |
| 2012 | — | #625 | 388 | |
| 2011 | — | #636 | 368 | |
| 2010 | — | #595 | 420 | |
| 2009 | — | #560 | 471 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #517 | 525 |
| 2007 | — | #488 | 543 | |
| 2006 | — | #461 | 586 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #426 | 626 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #393 | 686 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #390 | 670 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #343 | 801 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #331 | 842 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #307 | 959 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #298 | 959 |
| 1998 | — | #298 | 951 | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #280 | 995 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #308 | 862 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #311 | 852 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #316 | 831 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #322 | 820 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #302 | 884 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #289 | 903 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #270 | 981 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #263 | 958 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #250 | 946 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #239 | 987 |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | #239 | 965 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #237 | 981 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #230 | 975 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #224 | 1,007 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #210 | 1,171 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #204 | 1,213 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #197 | 1,259 |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | #187 | 1,278 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #177 | 1,321 |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | #177 | 1,332 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | #170 | 1,393 |
| 1975 | #2,411 | 33 | #156 | 1,554 |
| 1974 | #2,433 | 31 | #155 | 1,579 |
| 1973 | #1,979 | 41 | #143 | 1,731 |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 | #146 | 1,773 |
| 1971 | #1,805 | 49 | #148 | 1,994 |
| 1970 | #1,584 | 60 | #148 | 2,220 |
| 1969 | #1,499 | 62 | #134 | 2,249 |
| 1968 | #1,678 | 48 | #124 | 2,369 |
| 1967 | #1,460 | 58 | #127 | 2,356 |
| 1966 | #1,736 | 42 | #124 | 2,465 |
| 1965 | #1,394 | 62 | #119 | 2,719 |
| 1964 | #1,686 | 47 | #108 | 3,205 |
| 1963 | #1,623 | 49 | #107 | 3,498 |
| 1962 | #1,917 | 36 | #109 | 3,415 |
| 1961 | #1,580 | 51 | #116 | 3,406 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | #112 | 3,683 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | #108 | 3,772 |
| 1958 | #1,435 | 55 | #104 | 3,833 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #102 | 3,679 |
| 1956 | #1,931 | 31 | #115 | 3,109 |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | #108 | 3,177 |
| 1954 | #1,987 | 28 | #100 | 3,407 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 | #95 | 3,469 |
| 1952 | #1,820 | 30 | #97 | 3,512 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 | #94 | 3,582 |
| 1950 | #1,871 | 26 | #94 | 3,434 |
| 1949 | #1,882 | 26 | #84 | 3,886 |
| 1948 | #1,778 | 28 | #79 | 4,220 |
| 1947 | #1,217 | 55 | #79 | 4,594 |
| 1946 | #1,508 | 34 | #77 | 4,144 |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 | #75 | 3,449 |
| 1944 | #1,115 | 49 | #70 | 3,696 |
| 1943 | #1,664 | 26 | #77 | 3,611 |
| 1942 | #1,055 | 55 | #73 | 3,532 |
| 1941 | #1,222 | 38 | #71 | 3,087 |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | #76 | 2,827 |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | #77 | 2,622 |
| 1938 | #1,045 | 47 | #77 | 2,667 |
| 1937 | #1,255 | 33 | #84 | 2,326 |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | #91 | 2,108 |
| 1935 | #1,219 | 34 | #95 | 2,032 |
| 1934 | #1,221 | 34 | #98 | 1,937 |
| 1933 | #1,224 | 34 | #109 | 1,630 |
| 1932 | #1,237 | 34 | #109 | 1,613 |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | #115 | 1,536 |
| 1930 | #1,251 | 36 | #127 | 1,386 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 | #144 | 1,164 |
| 1928 | #1,029 | 53 | #151 | 1,062 |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 | #170 | 878 |
| 1926 | #1,045 | 51 | #192 | 751 |
| 1925 | #1,064 | 51 | #201 | 705 |
| 1924 | #1,279 | 39 | #240 | 568 |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | #255 | 479 |
| 1922 | #1,430 | 32 | #252 | 498 |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | #277 | 400 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | #309 | 344 |
| 1919 | #1,297 | 35 | #325 | 298 |
| 1918 | #1,214 | 38 | #332 | 297 |
| 1917 | #1,605 | 23 | #341 | 262 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | #381 | 210 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | #387 | 193 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #346 | 181 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #387 | 120 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #404 | 91 |
| 1911 | — | #322 | 71 | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #270 | 82 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #296 | 59 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #287 | 57 |
| 1907 | — | #322 | 44 | |
| 1906 | — | #411 | 28 | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #329 | 37 |
| 1904 | — | #354 | 32 | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | #282 | 44 |
| 1902 | — | #348 | 32 | |
| 1901 | — | #318 | 31 | |
| 1900 | — | #330 | 42 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #485 | 18 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #500 | 17 | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #437 | 20 |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Tommy was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Tommy is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#146 · 1 in 774
- Arkansas#180 · 1 in 1,013
- Tennessee#182 · 1 in 1,288
- Georgia#196 · 1 in 1,392
- Texas#201 · 1 in 1,118
Best ever in a state: #19 in Oklahoma, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #146 | 23 | 1 in 774 |
| Arkansas | #180 | 16 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Tennessee | #182 | 17 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Georgia | #196 | 21 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Texas | #201 | 38 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Oklahoma | #204 | 16 | 1 in 1,228 |
| South Carolina | #207 | 13 | 1 in 1,488 |
| Louisiana | #214 | 14 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Washington | #214 | 5 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Florida | #221 | 6 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Alabama | #226 | 14 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Kansas | #253 | 7 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Missouri | #310 | 9 | 1 in 2,974 |
| North Carolina | #352 | 9 | 1 in 3,256 |
| Kentucky | #355 | 7 | 1 in 3,294 |
| California | #357 | 6 | 1 in 3,607 |
| Michigan | #422 | 5 | 1 in 6,555 |
| Illinois | #459 | 6 | 1 in 9,102 |
| New York | #505 | 7 | 1 in 12,827 |
| Pennsylvania | #510 | 6 | 1 in 14,401 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tommy
- 74 spots since 2024 (#731 → #657)
- 87 spots since 2020 (#744 → #657)
- 49 spots since 2015 (#706 → #657)
- Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1881 (#909 → #653)
- Biggest drop: 292 spots in 1884 (#556 → #848)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1944 at #70 (3,696 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 28 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1934–1954
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 369 boys born in 1944 were named Tommy (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,067 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.7% of all boys named Tommy (37,046) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | #392 (1887) | #671 |
| 1890s | 159 | #402 (1899) | #505 |
| 1900s | 406 | #282 (1903) | #328 |
| 1910s | 1,805 | #270 (1910) | #350 |
| 1920s | 6,849 | #144 (1929) | #219 |
| 1930s | 19,857 | #77 (1938) | #98 |
| 1940s | 37,046 | #70 (1944) | #76 |
| 1950s | 34,974 | #94 (1951) | #102 |
| 1960s | 29,365 | #107 (1963) | #118 |
| 1970s | 16,175 | #143 (1973) | #161 |
| 1980s | 10,462 | #197 (1980) | #229 |
| 1990s | 9,038 | #270 (1990) | #299 |
| 2000s | 6,709 | #307 (2000) | #422 |
| 2010s | 3,592 | #595 (2010) | #683 |
| 2020s | 2,202 | #657 (2025) | #713 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tommy in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 30,464 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 78.3% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,203Tempie39
- #1,203Toby39
- #1,203Willetta39
- #1,214Tommy38
- #1,214Ailene38
- #1,214Beatriz38
- #1,214Claris38
- #1,234Anabel37
- #1,234Annice37
- #1,234Antonina37
Tied with 19 names at #1,214; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 3,412 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 93.1% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.