The first name Tommy

In 2025, 1,160 boys were named Tommy, making it the 44th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 2,013 births (#22).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tommy with other names.

In 2025, 420 boys born in the United States were named Tommy, the 658th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 4,594 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Tommy Lee Jones
  American actor and film director (born 1946)
• Tommy Bolin
  American guitarist (1951–1976)
• Tommy Thayer
  American guitarist (born 1960)
• Tommy Emmanuel
  Australian guitarist, born 1955
• Tommy Chong
  Canadian actor and comedian, born 1938
• Tommy Oar
  Australian association football player, born 1991
• Tommy Tuberville
  American football coach and politician (born 1954)
• Tommy Flanagan
  British actor (1965-)
• Tommy Robinson
  British far-right activist and organiser, online influencer and convicted criminal, born 1, born 1982
• Tommy Morrison
  Boxer (1969-2013)
• Tommy Paul
  American tennis player (born 1997)
• Tommy Aldridge
  American drummer, born 1950

What does the name Tommy mean?

From Tom + -y.

How popular is the name Tommy?

In 2025, 1,160 boys born in England and Wales were named Tommy, ranking 44th. Its peak was 2020, with 2,013 births.

Is Tommy a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 181,675 US babies named Tommy since 1880 were boys.

When was Tommy most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 4,594 babies were named Tommy, its highest rank at 79th.

How do you pronounce Tommy?

Tommy is /ˈtɑmi/, 2 syllables.