Unisex name · since 1880
Tommie
Tommie has 34,446 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,446
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tommie is the #3451 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 34,446 recorded since 1880.
Tommie has 34,446 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3451 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 34,446 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tommie ranks #624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 34,446 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,446
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Tommie's 34,446 recorded births place it above 98.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Tommie compares
34,446 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tommie's all-time total is 93x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tommie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,446 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 669 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tommie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tommie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 669, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tommie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 669
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tommie popularity over time - girls
17,769 total births recorded since 1880 (Tommie as girls' name)
Tommie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5,957 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Tommie's strongest decade.
5,957 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Tommie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 181
1880s
181 births
- 1890s 336
1890s
336 births
- 1900s 797
1900s
797 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,957 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,558 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,024 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,957 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,258 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,375 births
- 1970s 2,125
1970s
2,125 births
- 1980s 1,562
1980s
1,562 births
- 1990s 1,020
1990s
1,020 births
- 2000s 662
2000s
662 births
- 2010s 448
2010s
448 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5,957 births (17% of all-time use).
How Tommie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tommie's total volume
Tommie by state
Where Tommie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 4,876 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,542 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 3,475 | 10.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 3,369 | 9.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 1,478 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,399 | 4.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,357 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,292 | 3.8% |
4,876 of 34,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Tommie appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tommie's data
- Tommie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (5,957 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Tommies (4,876 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tommie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Tommie 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.