Tommy
Boy name
Tommy meaning
Diminutive of Thomas, which means “twin”
Tommy at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #730 in 2024
Tommy popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1890 | #511 | 14 |
| 1900 | #330 | 42 |
| 1910 | #270 | 82 |
| 1920 | #309 | 344 |
| 1930 | #127 | 1,386 |
| 1940 | #76 | 2,827 |
| 1944 | #70 | 3,696 |
| 1950 | #94 | 3,434 |
| 1960 | #112 | 3,684 |
| 1970 | #148 | 2,220 |
| 1980 | #197 | 1,259 |
| 1990 | #270 | 981 |
| 2000 | #307 | 959 |
| 2010 | #595 | 420 |
| 2020 | #743 | 326 |
| 2024 | #730 | 358 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1881 | #653 | 8 |
| 1882 | #754 | 7 |
| 1883 | #556 | 11 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
| 1885 | #765 | 7 |
| 1886 | #512 | 13 |
| 1887 | #392 | 18 |
| 1888 | #648 | 10 |
| 1889 | #673 | 9 |
| 1890 | #511 | 14 |
| 1891 | #700 | 8 |
| 1892 | #497 | 16 |
| 1893 | #459 | 16 |
| 1894 | #543 | 14 |
| 1895 | #437 | 20 |
| 1896 | #500 | 17 |
| 1897 | #515 | 15 |
| 1898 | #485 | 18 |
| 1899 | #402 | 21 |
| 1900 | #330 | 42 |
| 1901 | #318 | 31 |
| 1902 | #348 | 32 |
| 1903 | #282 | 44 |
| 1904 | #354 | 32 |
| 1905 | #329 | 37 |
| 1906 | #411 | 28 |
| 1907 | #322 | 44 |
| 1908 | #287 | 57 |
| 1909 | #296 | 59 |
| 1910 | #270 | 82 |
| 1911 | #322 | 71 |
| 1912 | #404 | 91 |
| 1913 | #387 | 120 |
| 1914 | #346 | 181 |
| 1915 | #387 | 193 |
| 1916 | #381 | 210 |
| 1917 | #341 | 262 |
| 1918 | #332 | 297 |
| 1919 | #325 | 298 |
| 1920 | #309 | 344 |
| 1921 | #277 | 400 |
| 1922 | #252 | 498 |
| 1923 | #255 | 479 |
| 1924 | #240 | 568 |
| 1925 | #201 | 705 |
| 1926 | #192 | 751 |
| 1927 | #170 | 878 |
| 1928 | #151 | 1,062 |
| 1929 | #144 | 1,164 |
| 1930 | #127 | 1,386 |
| 1931 | #115 | 1,536 |
| 1932 | #109 | 1,613 |
| 1933 | #109 | 1,630 |
| 1934 | #98 | 1,938 |
| 1935 | #95 | 2,031 |
| 1936 | #91 | 2,107 |
| 1937 | #84 | 2,327 |
| 1938 | #77 | 2,667 |
| 1939 | #77 | 2,622 |
| 1940 | #76 | 2,827 |
| 1941 | #71 | 3,087 |
| 1942 | #73 | 3,531 |
| 1943 | #77 | 3,612 |
| 1944 | #70 | 3,696 |
| 1945 | #76 | 3,448 |
| 1946 | #77 | 4,144 |
| 1947 | #79 | 4,594 |
| 1948 | #79 | 4,220 |
| 1949 | #84 | 3,886 |
| 1950 | #94 | 3,434 |
| 1951 | #94 | 3,582 |
| 1952 | #97 | 3,512 |
| 1953 | #95 | 3,469 |
| 1954 | #100 | 3,407 |
| 1955 | #108 | 3,177 |
| 1956 | #115 | 3,109 |
| 1957 | #102 | 3,679 |
| 1958 | #104 | 3,832 |
| 1959 | #108 | 3,771 |
| 1960 | #112 | 3,684 |
| 1961 | #116 | 3,404 |
| 1962 | #109 | 3,416 |
| 1963 | #107 | 3,499 |
| 1964 | #108 | 3,205 |
| 1965 | #119 | 2,718 |
| 1966 | #124 | 2,467 |
| 1967 | #127 | 2,355 |
| 1968 | #124 | 2,369 |
| 1969 | #134 | 2,249 |
| 1970 | #148 | 2,220 |
| 1971 | #148 | 1,994 |
| 1972 | #146 | 1,773 |
| 1973 | #143 | 1,731 |
| 1974 | #155 | 1,579 |
| 1975 | #156 | 1,554 |
| 1976 | #170 | 1,393 |
| 1977 | #177 | 1,332 |
| 1978 | #177 | 1,321 |
| 1979 | #187 | 1,279 |
| 1980 | #197 | 1,259 |
| 1981 | #204 | 1,213 |
| 1982 | #210 | 1,171 |
| 1983 | #224 | 1,007 |
| 1984 | #230 | 975 |
| 1985 | #237 | 981 |
| 1986 | #239 | 965 |
| 1987 | #239 | 987 |
| 1988 | #250 | 946 |
| 1989 | #263 | 958 |
| 1990 | #270 | 981 |
| 1991 | #289 | 903 |
| 1992 | #302 | 884 |
| 1993 | #322 | 820 |
| 1994 | #316 | 831 |
| 1995 | #311 | 852 |
| 1996 | #308 | 862 |
| 1997 | #280 | 995 |
| 1998 | #298 | 951 |
| 1999 | #298 | 959 |
| 2000 | #307 | 959 |
| 2001 | #331 | 842 |
| 2002 | #343 | 801 |
| 2003 | #390 | 670 |
| 2004 | #393 | 686 |
| 2005 | #426 | 626 |
| 2006 | #461 | 586 |
| 2007 | #488 | 543 |
| 2008 | #517 | 525 |
| 2009 | #562 | 470 |
| 2010 | #595 | 420 |
| 2011 | #636 | 368 |
| 2012 | #624 | 388 |
| 2013 | #658 | 368 |
| 2014 | #723 | 333 |
| 2015 | #706 | 356 |
| 2016 | #756 | 321 |
| 2017 | #710 | 345 |
| 2018 | #722 | 331 |
| 2019 | #697 | 361 |
| 2020 | #743 | 326 |
| 2021 | #732 | 351 |
| 2022 | #726 | 357 |
| 2023 | #689 | 387 |
| 2024 | #730 | 358 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Tommy” (revision 92387009), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Thomas” (revision 93130871), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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