Recorded 1902–1977 Girls' name Peak 1942 1,456 births

Tommye — girls' name

1,456 babies named Tommye in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s241910s1181920s2551930s3371940s3821950s2271960s911970s22
1940s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Tommye was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

51 babies were named Tommye in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tommye

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,456 babies named Tommye between 1902 and 1977, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tommye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tommye performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 382 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tommye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 409 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Tommye in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tommye 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 1,456 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.

Tommye at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

1,456

Since 1902

76 years of records

Peak year

1942

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1902

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1977

Tommye popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1902

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1942)
51
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
0204060 197719621954194619381930192219141902 5

Tommye popularity over time — boys

52 total births recorded since 1922 (Tommye as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 52 births
4.555.566.5 1979194919481946194519441943194119371922 6

Tommye by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
382 births that decade — 26% of Tommye's all-time total
1900s241910s1181920s2551930s3371940s3821950s2271960s911970s22

Tommye by state

Where Tommye concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tommye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
409 28.1%
#2 Tennessee
58 4.0%
#3 Mississippi
51 3.5%
#4 Oklahoma
38 2.6%
#5 Arkansas
29 2.0%
#6 Alabama
5 0.3%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.3%
Texas share of Tommye's total US births 28.1%
Even split

409 of 1,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tommye?
1,456 babies have been named Tommye since 1902. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1942 with 51 births.
When was Tommye most popular?
Tommye was most popular in the 1940s decade with 382 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Tommye most popular?
The top states for the name Tommye are Texas (409 births), Tennessee (58 births), Mississippi (51 births).
How long has the name Tommye been used?
Tommye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 76 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Tommye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommie, Tomeka, Tomasa, Tommy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1902–1977 (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.