Tommy vs Tom

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

Name A

Tommy

Boy name · Rank #731

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Name B

Tom

Boy name · Rank #2715

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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