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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.