Recorded 1923–1967 Boys' name Peak 1940 112 births

Tommey — boys' name

112 babies named Tommey in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s251930s181940s201950s181960s31
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Tommey was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tommey in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tommey

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Tommey between 1923 and 1967, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tommey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tommey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tommey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tommey 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 112 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.

Tommey at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

112

Since 1923

45 years of records

Peak year

1940

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1923

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1967

Tommey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1923

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1940)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 1967196219551944193419271923 5

Tommey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
31 births that decade — 28% of Tommey's all-time total
1920s251930s181940s201950s181960s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tommey?
112 babies have been named Tommey since 1923. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1940 with 10 births.
When was Tommey most popular?
Tommey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Tommey been used?
Tommey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 45 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Tommey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommy, Tom, Tommie, Tomas, 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, 1923–1967 (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.