Boys' name · since 1923
Tomey
Tomey has 18 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Tomey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomey has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1935.
- #29,904 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomey ranks #29,904 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Tomey's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tomey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tomey splits its recorded history at 1934: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tomey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1935
- Peak year (1934)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Tomey by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1930s was Tomey's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Tomey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tomey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tomey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.