Recorded 1960–1996 Boys' name Peak 1960 17 births

Thommy — boys' name

17 babies named Thommy in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111990s6

The verdict

17 boys have been named Thommy since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1996.

17
total births
1960–1996
years on record
1960s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Thommy was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

6 babies were named Thommy in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thommy

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Thommy between 1960 and 1996, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thommy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thommy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thommy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thommy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thommy at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

17

Since 1960

37 years of records

Peak year

1960

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1960

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1996

Thommy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1960

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1960)
6
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4.555.566.5 199619671960 6

Thommy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 65% of Thommy's all-time total
1960s111990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thommy?
17 babies have been named Thommy since 1960. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1960 with 6 births.
When was Thommy most popular?
Thommy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Thommy been used?
Thommy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 37 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Thommy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thor, Thornton, Thompson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.