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.

#16,694 of 45,481
all-time among boys
112
born since 1923
1960s
peak 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.

  • #16,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 112 born since 1923
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tommey ranks #16,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.

#16,694 of 45,481
all-time among boys
112
born since 1923
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tommey's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1940)
10
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4681012 1923192919351948195819641967 6

Tommey by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 28% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #16,694 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 10 babies were born in 1940, its single highest year.
Where does Tommey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tommey ranks #16,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Nearby Names Like Tommey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tommey

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Lemond
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tommey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1923–1967 (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 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 August 2026.