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Baby name

Tommy

Boy

Origin of the name

Tommy is a pet form of Thomas, from the Aramaic Toma, “twin.”

Classic name

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The high point came in 1947, with 4,594 births and the No. 79 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 657.
178,733births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 79rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Tommy are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Tommy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tommy is most common in Arkansas (3.7 times), Oklahoma (3.5) and Mississippi (3.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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