Tommie
Tommie is a masculine given name of English origin, occasionally a nickname or shortened form of Thomas, and is sometimes used as a feminine form of Thomas. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tommie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tommie is a masculine given name of English origin, occasionally a nickname or shortened form of Thomas, and is sometimes used as a feminine form of Thomas. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tommie
As a girl name
Tommie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 376 Tommies were born — ranking #369 that year. As of 2026, Tommie ranks #2,998 for girls with 55 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 18K Tommies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tommie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 669 Tommies were born — ranking #257 that year. As of 2026, Tommie ranks #4,674 for boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 34K Tommies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tommie
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Names that sound like Tommie
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About the name Tommie
Tommie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Tommie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #193. Use the chart and map above to compare Tommie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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