Tommy Name Popularity

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How popular is Tommy?

The less frequently given name Tommy was the 729th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #70 was reached in 1944.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 4,593 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Tommy was 5 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Tommy occurred roughly during the years 1884-1887, 1891-1895, 1897-1900, 1906-1942, and 1943-1947, whereas 1968-1976, 1980-1983, 2000-2003, and 2006-2011 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Tommy popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Tommy has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Tommy lately has dropped.

The name Tommy still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Tommy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Tommy (Girl)		Tommy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	326	729
2017		< 5	--	344	710
2016		< 5	--	322	755
2015		< 5	--	353	706
2014		< 5	--	333	723
2013		< 5	--	368	658
2012		< 5	--	385	631
2011		< 5	--	368	636
2010		< 5	--	420	595
2009		< 5	--	468	565
2008		7	15,265	525	518
2007		< 5	--	543	489
2006		< 5	--	586	461
2005		6	16,301	626	425
2004		9	11,548	686	393
2003		9	11,263	670	390
2002		8	12,110	801	342
2001		6	15,215	841	331
2000		8	11,721	959	307
1999		8	11,319	959	299
1998		< 5	--	951	299
1997		8	10,768	995	281
1996		9	9,539	862	308
1995		9	9,503	852	311
1994		6	13,328	831	316
1993		10	8,676	819	322
1992		7	11,657	883	302
1991		7	11,432	903	289
1990		8	10,132	981	270
1989		6	12,268	957	264
1988		12	6,645	946	250
1987		9	7,951	988	238
1986		16	4,955	963	239
1985		17	4,626	981	237
1984		10	6,763	975	230
1983		20	3,941	1,006	224
1982		17	4,516	1,172	210
1981		12	5,875	1,214	204
1980		20	3,984	1,258	197
1979		25	3,325	1,278	188
1978		25	3,188	1,321	177
1977		26	3,075	1,333	177
1976		21	3,402	1,392	170
1975		33	2,453	1,553	156
1974		31	2,496	1,580	155
1973		41	2,018	1,732	143
1972		47	1,831	1,775	146
1971		49	1,826	1,992	148
1970		60	1,598	2,222	148
1969		62	1,516	2,249	135
1968		48	1,704	2,368	124
1967		58	1,476	2,356	127
1966		42	1,762	2,464	124
1965		62	1,404	2,723	119
1964		47	1,705	3,204	108
1963		49	1,645	3,496	107
1962		36	1,946	3,419	109
1961		51	1,594	3,396	116
1960		45	1,694	3,685	112
1959		45	1,642	3,767	108
1958		55	1,446	3,828	104
1957		34	1,900	3,671	102
1956		31	1,964	3,110	115
1955		34	1,836	3,169	108
1954		28	2,021	3,410	100
1953		29	1,923	3,470	95
1952		30	1,860	3,513	97
1951		28	1,882	3,582	94
1950		26	1,907	3,433	94
1949		26	1,915	3,886	84
1948		28	1,817	4,219	79
1947		55	1,225	4,593	79
1946		34	1,531	4,144	77
1945		34	1,399	3,449	75
1944		49	1,127	3,694	70
1943		26	1,699	3,611	77
1942		55	1,062	3,528	73
1941		38	1,242	3,088	71
1940		31	1,371	2,826	76
1939		42	1,127	2,622	77
1938		47	1,053	2,666	77
1937		33	1,277	2,328	84
1936		36	1,203	2,109	91
1935		34	1,242	2,030	95
1934		34	1,235	1,938	98
1933		34	1,241	1,630	109
1932		33	1,290	1,613	109
1931		41	1,123	1,533	115
1930		36	1,270	1,388	127
1929		43	1,133	1,163	144
1928		53	1,039	1,061	151
1927		43	1,192	877	170
1926		51	1,052	752	192
1925		51	1,072	706	201
1924		39	1,300	568	240
1923		27	1,631	479	255
1922		32	1,460	497	252
1921		36	1,333	400	277
1920		23	1,808	345	309
1919		35	1,320	298	325
1918		38	1,231	297	332
1917		23	1,646	262	342
1916		17	2,020	211	380
1915		22	1,613	193	388
1914		14	1,892	181	347
1913		11	2,014	120	389
1912		9	2,129	91	407
1911		< 5	--	71	322
1910		8	1,916	82	274
1909		7	1,941	59	298
1908		6	2,081	57	289
1907		< 5	--	44	323
1906		< 5	--	28	421
1905		9	1,405	37	335
1904		< 5	--	32	358
1903		10	1,195	44	289
1902		< 5	--	32	354
1901		< 5	--	31	324
1900		< 5	--	42	336
1899		< 5	--	21	414
1898		< 5	--	18	503
1897		< 5	--	15	550
1896		< 5	--	17	517
1895		5	1,792	20	453
1894		< 5	--	14	565
1893		< 5	--	16	478
1892		< 5	--	16	520
1891		< 5	--	8	762
1890		< 5	--	14	532
1889		< 5	--	9	719
1888		< 5	--	10	698
1887		< 5	--	18	408
1886		< 5	--	13	536
1885		< 5	--	7	829
1884		< 5	--	6	963
1883		< 5	--	11	592
1882		< 5	--	7	830
1881		< 5	--	8	700
1880		< 5	--	5	1,048

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.