Girls' name · since 1902
Tommye
Tommye has 1,456 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,456
- born since 1902
- 1940s
- peak decade
1,456 girls have been named Tommye since 1902, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tommye has 1,456 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1902 to 1977.
- #5,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,456 born since 1902
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tommye ranks #5,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,456 born since 1902, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,456
- born since 1902
- 1940s
- peak decade
Tommye's 1,456 recorded births place it above 91.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tommye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tommye splits its recorded history at 1939: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tommye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1977
- Peak year (1942)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Tommye popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 1922 (Tommye as boys' name)
Tommye by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (382 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Tommye's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tommye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 118
1910s
118 births
- 1920s
1920s
255 births
- 1930s
1930s
337 births
- 1940s
1940s
382 births
- 1950s
1950s
227 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 382 births (26% of all-time use).
How Tommye compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tommye's total volume
Tommye by state
Where Tommye concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| 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% |
409 of 1,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Tommye's data
- Tommye's decade-level peak was the 1940s (382 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tommyes (409 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tommye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1902–1977 (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 Tommye 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.