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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #70, 1944boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1955

  • 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: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,073 boysWAIdaho: #182 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,085 boysIDMontana: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,549 boysMTNorth Dakota: #204 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,546 boysNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #159 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,199 boysILWisconsin: #200 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,634 boysWIMichigan: #195 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,809 boysMINew York: #377 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 7,260 boysNYMassachusetts: #302 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,907 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedRIOregon: #215 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,997 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 338 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #152 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 935 boysSDIowa: #154 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,188 boysIAIndiana: #141 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 964 boysINOhio: #174 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,490 boysOHPennsylvania: #262 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,633 boysPANew Jersey: #285 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,756 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #153 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 996 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedUTColorado: #140 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 783 boysCONebraska: #210 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,999 boysNEMissouri: #97 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 588 boysMOKentucky: #68 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 307 boysKYWest Virginia: #80 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 449 boysWVVirginia: #122 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 668 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,453 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedDEArizona: #108 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 481 boysAZNew Mexico: #63 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 273 boysNMKansas: #131 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 779 boysKSArkansas: #38 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 148 boysARTennessee: #48 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 216 boysTNNorth Carolina: #63 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 303 boysNCSouth Carolina: #75 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 288 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #220 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,871 boysDCOklahoma: #37 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 173 boysOKLouisiana: #87 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 357 boysLAMississippi: #39 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 181 boysMSAlabama: #48 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 197 boysALGeorgia: #44 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 206 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedHITexas: #46 for boys · 503 births · 1 in 240 boysTXFlorida: #82 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 374 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#37 · 1 in 173
  2. Arkansas#38 · 1 in 148
  3. Mississippi#39 · 1 in 181
  4. Georgia#44 · 1 in 206
  5. Texas#46 · 1 in 240

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#371411 in 173
Arkansas#381361 in 148
Mississippi#391601 in 181
Georgia#442381 in 206
Texas#465031 in 240
Alabama#481971 in 197
Tennessee#481901 in 216
New Mexico#63431 in 273
North Carolina#631811 in 303
Kentucky#681191 in 307
South Carolina#751061 in 288
Nevada#7671 in 338
West Virginia#80481 in 449
Florida#821151 in 374
Louisiana#871141 in 357
Missouri#97801 in 588
Arizona#108281 in 481
Virginia#122651 in 668
Kansas#131311 in 779
Colorado#140251 in 783
Indiana#141551 in 964
South Dakota#15291 in 935
California#1531591 in 996
Iowa#154261 in 1,188
Illinois#159901 in 1,199
Maryland#173211 in 1,453
Ohio#174741 in 1,490
Idaho#18271 in 1,085
Michigan#195531 in 1,809
Wisconsin#200171 in 2,634
Montana#20351 in 1,549
North Dakota#20451 in 1,546
Nebraska#21081 in 1,999
Oregon#21591 in 1,997
Washington#216151 in 2,073
District of Columbia#22081 in 1,871
Pennsylvania#262261 in 4,633
New Jersey#285101 in 5,756
Massachusetts#30251 in 10,907
New York#377241 in 7,260
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Minnesota———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1955

girls
#1,803
34 births · 1 in 57,508 girls
boys
#108
3,177 births · 1 in 648 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #1,803Tommy34

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #108Tommy3,177
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 57,508 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 73.2% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #1,774Thalia35
  2. #1,774Vanda35
  3. #1,774Zita35
  4. #1,803Tommy34
  5. #1,803Alba34
  6. #1,803Arlinda34
  7. #1,803Arthur34
  8. #1,839Adelle33
  9. #1,839Arnette33
  10. #1,839Artie33

Tied with 35 names at #1,803; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 648 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #105Matthew3,279
  2. #106Earl3,246
  3. #107Bradley3,183
  4. #108Tommy3,177
  5. #109Rick3,150
  6. #110Calvin3,149
  7. #111Dean3,084
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →