Tom vs Tommy

Side-by-side comparison of Tom and Tommy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tom

Boy name · Rank #2715

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Name B

Tommy

Boy name · Rank #731

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Metric Tom Tommy
Current Rank #2715 #731
Total Births (all years) 139,756 178,733
Peak Year 1959 1947
Peak Year Births 5,068 4,594
Peak Decade 1940s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tom Tommy
1880s 3,786 94
1890s 3,335 159
1900s 3,293 406
1910s 7,623 1,805
1920s 11,923 6,849
1930s 16,427 19,857
1940s 29,884 37,046
1950s 23,754 34,974
1960s 29,201 29,365
1970s 4,864 16,175
1980s 1,984 10,462
1990s 1,454 9,038
2000s 1,097 6,709
2010s 786 3,592
2020s 345 2,202

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tom Tommy
2014 77 333
2015 70 355
2016 70 322
2017 88 345
2018 66 332
2019 87 361
2020 58 326
2021 64 351
2022 60 358
2023 50 387
2024 48 360
2025 65 420

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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