Boys' name · peaked in 1944
Tommy name popularity since 1925
176,551 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tommy (1.5% girls, 98.5% boys). Half of them were born in 1957 or earlier, so the typical Tommy is about 69 years old in 2026. Tommy peaked in 1944 as the #70 name for boys, and it ranked #658 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 176,551
- Named Tommy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #658
- for boys in 2025 (420 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% boys
- 2,571 girls · 173,980 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 3.88× its national share
Peak year is the year Tommy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tommy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Tommy peaked in 1944.
- Fastest rise: Between 1926 and 1931, Tommy became 2.2× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2002 and 2007, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 2,420 to 1 in 3,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Tommy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tommy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tommy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 241 | 4,560 | – |
| 1930s | 370 | 19,857 | #95 |
| 1940s | 376 | 37,046 | #75 |
| 1950s | 340 | 34,974 | #108 |
| 1960s | 500 | 29,365 | #119 |
| 1970s | 358 | 16,175 | #156 |
| 1980s | 139 | 10,462 | #237 |
| 1990s | 72 | 9,038 | #311 |
| 2000s | 53 | 6,709 | #426 |
| 2010s | 7 | 3,592 | #706 |
| 2020–25 | 115 | 2,202 | #658 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.5% of babies named Tommy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Tommy is most popular
The index compares Tommy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tommy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 3.88× | 6,928 |
| Oklahoma | 3.67× | 8,308 |
| Mississippi | 3.40× | 7,159 |
| Alabama | 2.83× | 8,699 |
| New Mexico | 2.57× | 2,464 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Tommy and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy (this page) | 173,980 | 1944 |
| Tommie | 28,033 | 1909 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tommy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tommy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tommy (1944).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data