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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #147 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 647 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedNHWashington: #254 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,221 boysWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,048 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 841 boysNDMinnesota: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,450 boysMNIllinois: #164 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,078 boysILWisconsin: #199 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,093 boysWIMichigan: #195 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,687 boysMINew York: #233 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 2,155 boysNYMassachusetts: #274 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,090 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,084 boysORNevada: #132 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 613 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #212 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,475 boysSDIowa: #185 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,651 boysIAIndiana: #122 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 827 boysINOhio: #166 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,359 boysOHPennsylvania: #277 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,040 boysPANew Jersey: #224 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,377 boysNJConnecticut: #202 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,173 boysCTCalifornia: #158 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 854 boysCAUtah: #217 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,418 boysUTColorado: #160 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 837 boysCONebraska: #145 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,023 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 628 boysMOKentucky: #66 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 309 boysKYWest Virginia: #100 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 531 boysWVVirginia: #119 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 607 boysVAMaryland: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,559 boysMDDelaware: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 722 boysDEArizona: #124 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 519 boysAZNew Mexico: #58 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 226 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 624 boysKSArkansas: #40 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 166 boysARTennessee: #52 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 203 boysTNNorth Carolina: #51 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 218 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 232 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,048 boysDCOklahoma: #44 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 168 boysOKLouisiana: #54 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 243 boysLAMississippi: #34 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 153 boysMSAlabama: #44 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 180 boysALGeorgia: #40 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 174 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tommy, so not publishedHITexas: #49 for boys · 498 births · 1 in 232 boysTXFlorida: #81 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 359 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#34 · 1 in 153
  2. Arkansas#40 · 1 in 166
  3. Georgia#40 · 1 in 174
  4. Oklahoma#44 · 1 in 168
  5. Alabama#44 · 1 in 180

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#341691 in 153
Arkansas#401171 in 166
Georgia#402701 in 174
Alabama#441951 in 180
Oklahoma#441341 in 168
Texas#494981 in 232
North Carolina#512311 in 218
Tennessee#521881 in 203
Louisiana#541631 in 243
South Carolina#551161 in 232
New Mexico#58541 in 226
Kentucky#661071 in 309
Florida#811491 in 359
West Virginia#100321 in 531
Missouri#111711 in 628
Virginia#119711 in 607
Kansas#120331 in 624
Indiana#122621 in 827
Arizona#124321 in 519
Delaware#12871 in 722
Nevada#13261 in 613
Nebraska#145151 in 1,023
Alaska#14751 in 647
North Dakota#15281 in 841
California#1582201 in 854
Colorado#160251 in 837
Illinois#1641001 in 1,078
Ohio#166761 in 1,359
District of Columbia#167141 in 1,048
Oregon#173151 in 1,084
Iowa#185171 in 1,651
Idaho#18961 in 1,048
Maryland#194211 in 1,559
Michigan#195511 in 1,687
Wisconsin#199211 in 2,093
Connecticut#202121 in 2,173
South Dakota#21251 in 1,475
Utah#21781 in 1,418
New Jersey#224261 in 2,377
New York#233811 in 2,155
Washington#254131 in 2,221
Massachusetts#27491 in 6,090
Pennsylvania#277271 in 4,040
Minnesota#33961 in 6,450
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
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 1963

girls
#1,623
49 births · 1 in 39,337 girls
boys
#107
3,498 births · 1 in 581 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #1,623Tommy49

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #107Tommy3,498
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 39,337 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 78.8% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #1,598Shannan50
  2. #1,598Sheilah50
  3. #1,598Tamar50
  4. #1,623Tommy49
  5. #1,623Annabelle49
  6. #1,623Bev49
  7. #1,623Bonni49
  8. #1,649Aurelia48
  9. #1,649Brenna48
  10. #1,649Chantal48

Tied with 25 names at #1,623; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 581 of them was named Tommy, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tommy
  1. #104Louis3,620
  2. #105Stanley3,541
  3. #106Micheal3,537
  4. #107Tommy3,498
  5. #108Shawn3,461
  6. #109Eddie3,354
  7. #110Joel3,237
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →