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Tommy

Say it TOM-ee 2 syllables

English · from Thomas, “twin”

Common across the UK, Ireland, three Australian states, and New Zealand. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

1 in 99 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 14 there.

Tommy in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 8, rare in 20.
Tommy in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales44 (down)20251,1601 in 234222020
Scotland26 (up)20251371 in 143272020
Northern Ireland14 (up)2025841 in 99162020
Ireland27 (up)20251781 in 133362020
North America
Ontario (province)478 (up)202426about 1 in 2,3038572019
Quebec (province)110 (up)202563about 1 in 4611172020
British Columbia (province)581 (down)20235about 1 in 2,6034742018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)97 (new in the list)202590Not listed2020
Victoria (state)61 (new in the list)2025116Not listed2020
Queensland (state)88 (new in the list)202567Not listed2020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
New Zealand73 (new in the list)202553Not listed2020
Western Europe
France304 (up)20251701 in 1,7813362020
Netherlands239 (up)202568about 1 in 9783522020
Central Europe
Austria720 (down)202551 in 7,6136962020
Switzerland1,545 (down)202531 in 12,0001,2212020
Berlin (city)418 (up)20237about 1 in 2,2165822018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)659 (new in the list)20231about 1 in 6,378Not listed2018
Bonn (city)256 (new in the list)20252about 1 in 1,585Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)127 (new in the list)20254about 1 in 719Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list20252122020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list20253782020
Sweden739 (new in the list)20256about 1 in 7,188Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list20255992020
Italy598 (new in the list)2024161 in 11,835Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland581 (new in the list)202531 in 42,135Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
Israel (published as טומי)201 (up)202484about 1 in 1,0132242019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Israel publishes names in Hebrew script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Tommy is a pet form of Tom, made with the ending -y. The meaning comes from Thomas, the Aramaic name meaning 'twin' that was borne by an apostle. Tommy has long since become a name in its own right.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, TOM-ee, and a warm, boyish sound. Related names include Thomas, Tom, Thom, Tomas, Tommaso and Tomasz.

Tommy is popular in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Ireland, and it appears further down the lists in Israel, the Netherlands and France. French records show a recent peak, and it is rising in most of the places that record it, so this friendly pet form is very much in fashion.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
TOM-ee · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
from Thomas, “twin”
Origin
English
Related names
Thomas, Tomas, Tommaso, Tomaz, Tomasz, Toma, Tamas, Tom, Tomi, Tomaso, Tomé, Tomasso, Thom, Thoma, Tomo, Tomos, Foma, Tomy, Tommie, Tommi
Where Tommy comes from (Wiktionary)

From Tom + -y.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Tommy. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tommy over time

Rising in 5 of the 12 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in France: 2023.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Tommy in England and Wales: #144 in 1996, a peak of #22 in 2020, and #44 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #144, 247 boys1997: #128, 301 boys1998: #115, 403 boys1999: #120, 392 boys2000: #119, 375 boys2001: #116, 375 boys2002: #125, 373 boys2003: #129, 376 boys2004: #121, 452 boys2005: #123, 442 boys2006: #128, 414 boys2007: #156, 343 boys2008: #147, 375 boys2009: #137, 434 boys2010: #156, 366 boys2011: #65, 980 boys2012: #55, 1,281 boys2013: #52, 1,207 boys2014: #55, 1,120 boys2015: #60, 1,075 boys2016: #57, 1,066 boys2017: #61, 1,036 boys2018: #50, 1,299 boys2019: #26, 1,877 boys2020: #22, 2,013 boys2021: #24, 1,901 boys2022: #23, 1,824 boys2023: #26, 1,629 boys2024: #39, 1,324 boys2025: #44, 1,160 boys#144 in 1996peak #22, 2020#44in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996144247
1997128301
1998115403
1999120392
2000119375
2001116375
2002125373
2003129376
2004121452
2005123442
2006128414
2007156343
2008147375
2009137434
2010156366
201165980
2012551,281
2013521,207
2014551,120
2015601,075
2016571,066
2017611,036
2018501,299
2019261,877
2020222,013
2021241,901
2022231,824
2023261,629
2024391,324
2025441,160

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Tommy in France since 1925 were born in or after 2000. Peak: 2023, about 64 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0.7 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 1.6 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 10.7 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 20.6 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 35.8 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 46.5 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 51.6 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 48.2 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 25.9 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 22.5 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 23.9 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 55.5 per 100,000 boys20202025: 56.2 per 100,000 boys20252025: about 1 in 1,781 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590.7
1960–19640
1965–19690.5
1970–19741.6
1975–197910.7
1980–198420.6
1985–198935.8
1990–199446.5
1995–199951.6
2000–200448.2
2005–200925.9
2010–201422.5
2015–201923.9
2020–202455.5
202556.2

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Tommy

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Tommy, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 139, Ireland

  2. 1 in 224, Ireland

  3. 1 in 196, Ireland

  4. 1 in 194, Ireland

  5. 1 in 67, Northern Ireland

  6. 1 in 65, Scotland

  7. 1 in 379, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 574, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 290, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 212, Ireland

All 40 brother names for Tommy

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Tommy's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 62, Poland

  4. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Tommy Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials T.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Tommy

Sisters for Tommy: Grace, Rosie, Hope, and 5 more
  1. GraceRose and fell with Tommy · Same generation as Tommy
  2. RosieRose and fell with Tommy · As common as Tommy
  3. HopeRose and fell with Tommy · Same generation as Tommy
  4. KateRose and fell with Tommy · Same generation as Tommy
  5. AmberRose and fell with Tommy · English, like Tommy
  6. MelodyRose and fell with Tommy · Same generation as Tommy
  7. FaithRose and fell with Tommy · Same generation as Tommy
  8. DaisyRose and fell with Tommy · As common as Tommy

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Tommy

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Tommy's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  3. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  5. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  8. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

Famous people named Tommy

Tommy Lee Jones, Tommy Robredo, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Tommy

How popular is Tommy in Northern Ireland?

Tommy ranked #14 in Northern Ireland in 2025, given to 84 boys, about 1 in 99.

Is Tommy rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 5 of the 12 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: Ontario, Ireland, Leipzig, Berlin, and Netherlands.

What does Tommy mean?

Tommy comes from Thomas, which means “twin”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Tommy have?

Tommy has 2 syllables: TOM-ee.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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