Total births
112
Boys' name · since 1923
Tommey
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Tommey, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 112
- total births
- 1923–1967
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
112 boys have been named Tommey since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tommey has 112 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1967.
- 112 total births
- 1923–1967 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
112 boys have been named Tommey since 1923, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1967.
- 112
- total births
- 1923–1967
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
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.
Tommey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tommey's full recorded timeline at 1948, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tommey at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
1940
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1923
Tommey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1967
- Peak year (1940)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tommey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Tommey's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Tommey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tommey? ▼
Tommey has been given to 112 babies in the U.S. since 1923, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 10 babies were born in 1940, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tommey since 1923 -- 45 years through the most recent 1967 data.
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.
Keep exploring Tommey
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1923–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tommey: Baby Name Since 1923 - 112 Births, Peak 1940." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tommey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tommey 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 July 2026.