Tommy

#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · #657 for boys in 2025, 420 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
#70
1944 · 3,696 births
Debut · boys
1880
5 births
In top 100 · boys
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
178,733
since 1880

Tommy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #70, 1944boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,06735#657420
2024#5,02126#731360
2023#5,96020#689387
2022#6,98416#726358
2021#8,46412#732351
2020#13,4536#744326
2019#12,4487#698361
2018—#721332
2017—#710345
2016—#754322
2015—#706355
2014—#723333
2013—#658368
2012—#625388
2011—#636368
2010—#595420
2009—#560471
2008#13,8327#517525
2007—#488543
2006—#461586
2005#14,5026#426626
2004#10,6909#393686
2003#10,4259#390670
2002#11,1088#343801
2001#13,5216#331842
2000#10,7458#307959
1999#10,3458#298959
1998—#298951
1997#9,8028#280995
1996#8,8129#308862
1995#8,7669#311852
1994#11,7786#316831
1993#8,05210#322820
1992#10,4797#302884
1991#10,2717#289903
1990#9,2478#270981
1989#10,8476#263958
1988#6,27712#250946
1987#7,3539#239987
1986#4,72416#239965
1985#4,45517#237981
1984#6,29110#230975
1983#3,80620#2241,007
1982#4,34717#2101,171
1981#5,57112#2041,213
1980#3,85320#1971,259
1979#3,23625#1871,278
1978#3,09825#1771,321
1977#3,00226#1771,332
1976#3,28721#1701,393
1975#2,41133#1561,554
1974#2,43331#1551,579
1973#1,97941#1431,731
1972#1,80447#1461,773
1971#1,80549#1481,994
1970#1,58460#1482,220
1969#1,49962#1342,249
1968#1,67848#1242,369
1967#1,46058#1272,356
1966#1,73642#1242,465
1965#1,39462#1192,719
1964#1,68647#1083,205
1963#1,62349#1073,498
1962#1,91736#1093,415
1961#1,58051#1163,406
1960#1,67345#1123,683
1959#1,61745#1083,772
1958#1,43555#1043,833
1957#1,86934#1023,679
1956#1,93131#1153,109
1955#1,80334#1083,177
1954#1,98728#1003,407
1953#1,87229#953,469
1952#1,82030#973,512
1951#1,84228#943,582
1950#1,87126#943,434
1949#1,88226#843,886
1948#1,77828#794,220
1947#1,21755#794,594
1946#1,50834#774,144
1945#1,37434#753,449
1944#1,11549#703,696
1943#1,66426#773,611
1942#1,05555#733,532
1941#1,22238#713,087
1940#1,34731#762,827
1939#1,10242#772,622
1938#1,04547#772,667
1937#1,25533#842,326
1936#1,18636#912,108
1935#1,21934#952,032
1934#1,22134#981,937
1933#1,22434#1091,630
1932#1,23734#1091,613
1931#1,12740#1151,536
1930#1,25136#1271,386
1929#1,11943#1441,164
1928#1,02953#1511,062
1927#1,17243#170878
1926#1,04551#192751
1925#1,06451#201705
1924#1,27939#240568
1923#1,59827#255479
1922#1,43032#252498
1921#1,29836#277400
1920#1,75123#309344
1919#1,29735#325298
1918#1,21438#332297
1917#1,60523#341262
1916#1,94917#381210
1915#1,57122#387193
1914#1,81814#346181
1913#1,88311#387120
1912#1,9819#40491
1911—#32271
1910#1,7738#27082
1909#1,7637#29659
1908#1,8626#28757
1907—#32244
1906—#41128
1905#1,2989#32937
1904—#35432
1903#1,13710#28244
1902—#34832
1901—#31831
1900—#33042
1899—#40221
1898—#48518
1897—#51515
1896—#50017
1895#1,5925#43720
1894—#54314
1893—#45916
1892—#49716
1891—#7008
1890—#51114
1889—#6739
1888—#64810
1887—#39218
1886—#51213
1885—#7657
1884—#8486
1883—#55611
1882—#7547
1881—#6538
1880—#9095
First appearance
1880

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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedNHWashington: #153 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,100 boysWAIdaho: #106 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 519 boysIDMontana: #144 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 895 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #296 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,653 boysMNIllinois: #143 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,114 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,177 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,098 boysMINew York: #244 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 3,530 boysNYMassachusetts: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,060 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedRIOregon: #119 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 703 boysORNevada: #70 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 266 boysNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 283 boysWYSouth Dakota: #114 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 607 boysSDIowa: #110 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 657 boysIAIndiana: #105 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 642 boysINOhio: #135 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,039 boysOHPennsylvania: #260 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,568 boysPANew Jersey: #239 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,123 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #103 for boys · 228 births · 1 in 516 boysCAUtah: #102 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 494 boysUTColorado: #90 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 473 boysCONebraska: #159 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,190 boysNEMissouri: #75 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 405 boysMOKentucky: #56 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 289 boysKYWest Virginia: #66 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 341 boysWVVirginia: #78 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 392 boysVAMaryland: #158 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,336 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedDEArizona: #59 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 256 boysAZNew Mexico: #29 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 117 boysNMKansas: #79 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 409 boysKSArkansas: #26 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 104 boysARTennessee: #32 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 141 boysTNNorth Carolina: #42 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 201 boysNCSouth Carolina: #37 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 184 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #188 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,762 boysDCOklahoma: #23 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 102 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 224 boysLAMississippi: #31 for boys · 186 births · 1 in 153 boysMSAlabama: #32 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 151 boysALGeorgia: #26 for boys · 337 births · 1 in 129 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedHITexas: #28 for boys · 653 births · 1 in 150 boysTXFlorida: #61 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 287 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#23 · 1 in 102
  2. Arkansas#26 · 1 in 104
  3. Georgia#26 · 1 in 129
  4. Texas#28 · 1 in 150
  5. New Mexico#29 · 1 in 117

Best ever in a state: #19 in Oklahoma, 1942.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#232301 in 102
Arkansas#262211 in 104
Georgia#263371 in 129
Texas#286531 in 150
New Mexico#29771 in 117
Mississippi#311861 in 153
Alabama#322581 in 151
Tennessee#322791 in 141
South Carolina#371531 in 184
North Carolina#422561 in 201
Louisiana#531511 in 224
Kentucky#561251 in 289
Arizona#59361 in 256
Florida#61991 in 287
Wyoming#61101 in 283
West Virginia#66731 in 341
Nevada#7051 in 266
Missouri#751011 in 405
Virginia#78941 in 392
Kansas#79471 in 409
Colorado#90331 in 473
Utah#102191 in 494
California#1032281 in 516
Indiana#105681 in 642
Idaho#106131 in 519
Iowa#110441 in 657
South Dakota#114121 in 607
Oregon#119231 in 703
Ohio#135861 in 1,039
Illinois#143791 in 1,114
Montana#14471 in 895
Washington#153241 in 1,100
Maryland#158181 in 1,336
Nebraska#159121 in 1,190
District of Columbia#18871 in 1,762
Michigan#198351 in 2,098
Wisconsin#230121 in 3,177
New Jersey#239111 in 4,123
New York#244421 in 3,530
Pennsylvania#260241 in 4,568
Massachusetts#27961 in 8,060
Minnesota#29661 in 5,653
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
64 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1944 at #70 (3,696 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 28 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1934–1954
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 369
  • Highest: 1 in 369 boys born in 1944 were named Tommy (0.27%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,067 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 20.7% of all boys named Tommy (37,046) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s94#392 (1887)#671
1890s159#402 (1899)#505
1900s406#282 (1903)#328
1910s1,805#270 (1910)#350
1920s6,849#144 (1929)#219
1930s19,857#77 (1938)#98
1940s37,046#70 (1944)#76
1950s34,974#94 (1951)#102
1960s29,365#107 (1963)#118
1970s16,175#143 (1973)#161
1980s10,462#197 (1980)#229
1990s9,038#270 (1990)#299
2000s6,709#307 (2000)#422
2010s3,592#595 (2010)#683
2020s2,202#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 1948

girls
#1,778
28 births · 1 in 60,640 girls
boys
#79
4,220 births · 1 in 416 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #1,778Tommy28

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #79Tommy4,220
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 60,640 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 70.6% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #1,739Voncile29
  2. #1,739Wilhelmenia29
  3. #1,739Zena29
  4. #1,778Tommy28
  5. #1,778Adelita28
  6. #1,778Alejandra28
  7. #1,778Asenath28
  8. #1,820Adelia27
  9. #1,820Annalee27
  10. #1,820Annice27

Tied with 41 names at #1,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 416 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #76Ernest4,512
  2. #77Andrew4,305
  3. #78Eddie4,234
  4. #79Tommy4,220
  5. #80Francis4,214
  6. #81Melvin4,057
  7. #82Craig3,985
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →