Tommy
Tommy is a masculine given name, frequently a short form of Thomas. An alternative spelling is Thommy.
Meaning & Origin of Tommy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tommy is a masculine given name, frequently a short form of Thomas. An alternative spelling is Thommy.
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The Story of Tommy
Tommy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 4,594 Tommys were born — ranking #79 that year. As of 2026, Tommy ranks #712 for baby boys with 379 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 179K Tommys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tommy
Tommy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 179K births in the dataset. Tommy's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #70. Use the chart and map above to compare Tommy'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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