Is Tommy a boy or girl name?
Tommy is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 358 boys were named Tommy, so 6.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.6% of the 181,214 US babies named Tommy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #731
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,120
- Babies named Tommy since 1880
- 181,214
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 4,649 babies
Boys and girls named Tommy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 159 | 5 | 3% |
| 1900s | 406 | 32 | 7.3% |
| 1910s | 1,805 | 177 | 8.9% |
| 1920s | 6,849 | 398 | 5.5% |
| 1930s | 19,857 | 370 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 37,045 | 376 | 1% |
| 1950s | 34,972 | 340 | 1% |
| 1960s | 29,366 | 500 | 1.7% |
| 1970s | 16,176 | 358 | 2.2% |
| 1980s | 10,462 | 139 | 1.3% |
| 1990s | 9,038 | 72 | 0.8% |
| 2000s | 6,708 | 53 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 3,591 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 1,779 | 80 | 4.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 358 | #731 | 26 | #5,120 |
| 2023 | 387 | #690 | 20 | #6,137 |
| 2022 | 357 | #727 | 16 | #7,260 |
| 2021 | 351 | #734 | 12 | #8,925 |
| 2020 | 326 | #745 | 6 | #14,945 |
| 2019 | 361 | #698 | 7 | #13,691 |
| 2018 | 331 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 345 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 321 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 356 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 333 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 368 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 388 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 368 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 420 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 470 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 525 | #518 | 7 | #15,274 |
| 2007 | 543 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 586 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 626 | #426 | 6 | #16,303 |
| 2004 | 686 | #394 | 9 | #11,552 |
| 2003 | 670 | #390 | 9 | #11,268 |
| 2002 | 801 | #343 | 8 | #12,118 |
| 2001 | 842 | #331 | 6 | #15,217 |
| 2000 | 959 | #307 | 8 | #11,726 |
| 1999 | 959 | #299 | 8 | #11,320 |
| 1998 | 951 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 995 | #281 | 8 | #10,768 |
| 1996 | 862 | #308 | 9 | #9,541 |
| 1995 | 852 | #311 | 9 | #9,505 |
| 1994 | 831 | #316 | 6 | #13,331 |
| 1993 | 820 | #322 | 10 | #8,679 |
| 1992 | 884 | #302 | 7 | #11,659 |
| 1991 | 903 | #289 | 7 | #11,435 |
| 1990 | 981 | #270 | 8 | #10,133 |
| 1989 | 958 | #263 | 6 | #12,272 |
| 1988 | 946 | #250 | 12 | #6,647 |
| 1987 | 987 | #239 | 9 | #7,954 |
| 1986 | 965 | #239 | 16 | #4,953 |
| 1985 | 981 | #237 | 17 | #4,626 |
| 1984 | 975 | #230 | 10 | #6,765 |
| 1983 | 1,007 | #224 | 20 | #3,942 |
| 1982 | 1,171 | #210 | 17 | #4,518 |
| 1981 | 1,213 | #205 | 12 | #5,875 |
| 1980 | 1,259 | #197 | 20 | #3,985 |
| 1979 | 1,279 | #187 | 25 | #3,325 |
| 1978 | 1,321 | #177 | 25 | #3,187 |
| 1977 | 1,332 | #177 | 26 | #3,076 |
| 1976 | 1,393 | #170 | 21 | #3,400 |
| 1975 | 1,554 | #156 | 33 | #2,454 |
| 1974 | 1,579 | #155 | 31 | #2,495 |
| 1973 | 1,731 | #143 | 41 | #2,017 |
| 1972 | 1,773 | #146 | 47 | #1,831 |
| 1971 | 1,994 | #148 | 49 | #1,826 |
| 1970 | 2,220 | #148 | 60 | #1,598 |
| 1969 | 2,249 | #134 | 62 | #1,516 |
| 1968 | 2,369 | #125 | 48 | #1,705 |
| 1967 | 2,355 | #127 | 58 | #1,476 |
| 1966 | 2,467 | #124 | 42 | #1,762 |
| 1965 | 2,718 | #119 | 62 | #1,404 |
| 1964 | 3,205 | #108 | 47 | #1,706 |
| 1963 | 3,499 | #107 | 49 | #1,645 |
| 1962 | 3,416 | #109 | 36 | #1,945 |
| 1961 | 3,404 | #116 | 51 | #1,597 |
| 1960 | 3,684 | #112 | 45 | #1,693 |
| 1959 | 3,771 | #108 | 45 | #1,641 |
| 1958 | 3,832 | #104 | 55 | #1,447 |
| 1957 | 3,679 | #102 | 34 | #1,898 |
| 1956 | 3,109 | #115 | 31 | #1,965 |
| 1955 | 3,177 | #108 | 34 | #1,835 |
| 1954 | 3,407 | #100 | 28 | #2,020 |
| 1953 | 3,469 | #95 | 29 | #1,923 |
| 1952 | 3,512 | #97 | 30 | #1,860 |
| 1951 | 3,582 | #94 | 28 | #1,882 |
| 1950 | 3,434 | #94 | 26 | #1,907 |
| 1949 | 3,886 | #84 | 26 | #1,915 |
| 1948 | 4,220 | #79 | 28 | #1,817 |
| 1947 | 4,594 | #79 | 55 | #1,225 |
| 1946 | 4,144 | #77 | 34 | #1,531 |
| 1945 | 3,448 | #76 | 34 | #1,399 |
| 1944 | 3,696 | #70 | 49 | #1,127 |
| 1943 | 3,612 | #77 | 26 | #1,699 |
| 1942 | 3,531 | #73 | 55 | #1,062 |
| 1941 | 3,087 | #71 | 38 | #1,240 |
| 1940 | 2,827 | #76 | 31 | #1,371 |
| 1939 | 2,622 | #77 | 42 | #1,128 |
| 1938 | 2,667 | #77 | 47 | #1,053 |
| 1937 | 2,327 | #84 | 33 | #1,277 |
| 1936 | 2,107 | #91 | 36 | #1,203 |
| 1935 | 2,031 | #95 | 34 | #1,242 |
| 1934 | 1,938 | #98 | 34 | #1,234 |
| 1933 | 1,630 | #109 | 34 | #1,243 |
| 1932 | 1,613 | #109 | 34 | #1,263 |
| 1931 | 1,536 | #115 | 40 | #1,146 |
| 1930 | 1,386 | #127 | 36 | #1,270 |
| 1929 | 1,164 | #144 | 43 | #1,133 |
| 1928 | 1,062 | #151 | 53 | #1,039 |
| 1927 | 878 | #170 | 43 | #1,192 |
| 1926 | 751 | #192 | 51 | #1,052 |
| 1925 | 705 | #201 | 51 | #1,072 |
| 1924 | 568 | #240 | 39 | #1,299 |
| 1923 | 479 | #255 | 27 | #1,631 |
| 1922 | 498 | #252 | 32 | #1,460 |
| 1921 | 400 | #277 | 36 | #1,333 |
| 1920 | 344 | #309 | 23 | #1,808 |
| 1919 | 298 | #325 | 35 | #1,320 |
| 1918 | 297 | #332 | 38 | #1,231 |
| 1917 | 262 | #342 | 23 | #1,646 |
| 1916 | 210 | #382 | 17 | #2,020 |
| 1915 | 193 | #388 | 22 | #1,613 |
| 1914 | 181 | #347 | 14 | #1,892 |
| 1913 | 120 | #389 | 11 | #2,014 |
| 1912 | 91 | #407 | 9 | #2,128 |
| 1911 | 71 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 82 | #274 | 8 | #1,916 |
| 1909 | 59 | #298 | 7 | #1,941 |
| 1908 | 57 | #289 | 6 | #2,081 |
| 1907 | 44 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 28 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 37 | #335 | 9 | #1,405 |
| 1904 | 32 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 44 | #289 | 10 | #1,195 |
| 1902 | 32 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 31 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 42 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 20 | #453 | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1894 | 14 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tommy reached #70 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #1,039 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tommy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.