Tommy
Pronounced T AA1 M IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Tommy?
Tommy is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 212,789 children — the 178th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1947, when 5,263 children were given it.
Tommie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Tommy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Tommie
Nicknames
Tommy is itself a short form of Thomas.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T AA1 M IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Tommy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Tommy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Tommy?
- Tommy ranks 178th among boys' names in US records, with 212,789 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,854.
- Is Tommy a unisex name?
- No. Tommy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Tommy most popular?
- 1947, when 5,263 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Tommy spelled?
- Tommie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.