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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedAKMaine: #177 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,538 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedNHWashington: #212 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,631 boysWAIdaho: #179 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 909 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #344 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,741 boysMNIllinois: #169 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,219 boysILWisconsin: #252 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,320 boysWIMichigan: #199 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,663 boysMINew York: #274 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 2,919 boysNYMassachusetts: #242 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,254 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedRIOregon: #181 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,184 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #160 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 867 boysSDIowa: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,549 boysIAIndiana: #155 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,125 boysINOhio: #160 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,291 boysOHPennsylvania: #250 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,463 boysPANew Jersey: #217 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,242 boysNJConnecticut: #311 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,004 boysCTCalifornia: #175 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 982 boysCAUtah: #184 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,011 boysUTColorado: #166 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 947 boysCONebraska: #205 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,600 boysNEMissouri: #110 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 603 boysMOKentucky: #62 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 307 boysKYWest Virginia: #71 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 376 boysWVVirginia: #113 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 609 boysVAMaryland: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,407 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedDEArizona: #125 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 543 boysAZNew Mexico: #48 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 193 boysNMKansas: #97 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 470 boysKSArkansas: #34 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 130 boysARTennessee: #54 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 235 boysTNNorth Carolina: #65 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 314 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 236 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #246 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,153 boysDCOklahoma: #56 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 210 boysOKLouisiana: #104 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 446 boysLAMississippi: #37 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 167 boysMSAlabama: #51 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 215 boysALGeorgia: #52 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 233 boysGAHawaii: #239 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,338 boysHITexas: #72 for boys · 328 births · 1 in 316 boysTXFlorida: #102 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 472 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#34 · 1 in 130
  2. Mississippi#37 · 1 in 167
  3. New Mexico#48 · 1 in 193
  4. Alabama#51 · 1 in 215
  5. Georgia#52 · 1 in 233

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#341311 in 130
Mississippi#371351 in 167
New Mexico#48561 in 193
Alabama#511511 in 215
Georgia#521921 in 233
Tennessee#541491 in 235
South Carolina#551021 in 236
Oklahoma#56921 in 210
Kentucky#62961 in 307
North Carolina#651451 in 314
West Virginia#71401 in 376
Texas#723281 in 316
Kansas#97371 in 470
Florida#1021051 in 472
Louisiana#104821 in 446
Missouri#110661 in 603
Virginia#113641 in 609
Arizona#125281 in 543
Indiana#155421 in 1,125
Ohio#160731 in 1,291
South Dakota#16071 in 867
Colorado#166191 in 947
Illinois#169811 in 1,219
California#1751781 in 982
Maine#17761 in 1,538
Idaho#17961 in 909
Oregon#181131 in 1,184
Utah#184101 in 1,011
Maryland#189221 in 1,407
Iowa#190161 in 1,549
Michigan#199481 in 1,663
Nebraska#20581 in 1,600
Washington#212151 in 1,631
New Jersey#217261 in 2,242
Hawaii#23951 in 1,338
Massachusetts#242121 in 4,254
District of Columbia#24661 in 2,153
Pennsylvania#250291 in 3,463
Wisconsin#252121 in 3,320
New York#274561 in 2,919
Connecticut#31151 in 5,004
Minnesota#34451 in 6,741
Alaska———
Delaware———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
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 1965

girls
#1,394
62 births · 1 in 28,470 girls
boys
#119
2,719 births · 1 in 684 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #1,394Tommy62

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #119Tommy2,719
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 28,470 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 81.5% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #1,390Dani63
  2. #1,390Elida63
  3. #1,390Theodora63
  4. #1,394Tommy62
  5. #1,394Beulah62
  6. #1,394Cherise62
  7. #1,394Damaris62
  8. #1,407Bronwyn61
  9. #1,407Carlotta61
  10. #1,407Carolann61

Tied with 12 names at #1,394; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 684 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #116Jim2,772
  2. #116Lee2,772
  3. #118Micheal2,763
  4. #119Tommy2,719
  5. #120Eugene2,714
  6. #121Leonard2,712
  7. #122Howard2,678
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →