Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1947

Tommie

Gender Unisex · 34% girls Rank 2025 #3,504 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#3,504
among boys · ↑1,181 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
111
named Tommie · +52% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,760
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1947
989 babies
All-time total
52,215
#624 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Tommie popularity over time

52,215 babies have been named Tommie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 174 181 355 36 – #300
1890s 361 336 697 70 +96% #276
1900s 600 797 1,397 140 +100% #195
1910s 1,737 2,957 4,694 469 +236% #201
1920s 2,998 4,558 7,556 756 +61% #238
1930s 3,163 5,024 8,187 819 +8% #215
1940s 3,107 5,957 9,064 906 +11% #223
1950s 2,049 5,258 7,307 731 -19% #271
1960s 1,191 3,375 4,566 457 -38% #388
1970s 806 2,125 2,931 293 -36% #460
1980s 448 1,562 2,010 201 -31% #627
1990s 300 1,020 1,320 132 -34% #892
2000s 271 662 933 93 -29% #1,526
2010s 247 448 695 70 -26% #2,259
2020s (to 2025) 317 186 503 84 +21% #3,410

Where Tommie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Tommie

Tommie is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,504 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 52,215 American babies have been named Tommie, about 66% boys and 34% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1947, when 989 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1940s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tommie stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tommie?

The median living Tommie is about 66 years old; half are between 49 and 77. An estimated 24 thousand people named Tommie are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tommie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 78 #2,352 33 #3,504
2024 51 #3,170 22 #4,685
2023 57 #2,973 32 #3,623
2022 43 #3,646 32 #3,609
2021 44 #3,549 34 #3,416
2020 44 #3,494 33 #3,410
2019 35 #4,148 45 #2,800
2018 52 #3,155 47 #2,667
2017 40 #3,841 44 #2,794
2016 21 #6,174 30 #3,672
2015 26 #5,285 43 #2,807
2014 7 #14,456 46 #2,655
2013 20 #6,445 41 #2,842
2012 20 #6,560 42 #2,862
2011 15 #8,165 52 #2,435
2010 11 #10,411 58 #2,259
2009 17 #7,660 51 #2,520
2008 19 #7,052 60 #2,235
2007 22 #6,308 65 #2,115
2006 26 #5,368 51 #2,443
2005 39 #3,807 77 #1,740
2004 29 #4,699 64 #1,932
2003 22 #5,575 64 #1,867
2002 25 #4,897 71 #1,678
2001 36 #3,702 80 #1,526
2000 36 #3,656 79 #1,539
1995 28 #3,874 82 #1,306
1990 29 #3,706 133 #892
1985 37 #2,652 147 #729
1980 66 #1,719 195 #627
1975 69 #1,497 193 #583
1970 117 #1,051 312 #460
1965 111 #988 328 #427
1960 137 #903 415 #388
1955 201 #661 506 #328
1950 257 #505 596 #271
1945 302 #410 603 #224
1940 277 #414 557 #223
1935 351 #340 502 #232
1930 337 #368 533 #239
1925 318 #383 489 #259
1920 234 #440 414 #272
1915 204 #427 318 #277
1910 83 #439 129 #202
1905 72 #400 61 #250
1900 57 #448 81 #222
1895 38 #477 38 #294
1890 28 #498 22 #385
1885 22 #456 12 #574
1880 10 #577 15 #480

Famous people named Tommie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tommie Smith Tommie Smith American track and field athlete (born 1944) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tommie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tommie?

The median living Tommie is about 66 years old. Half of all living Tommies are between 49 and 77 years old.

How many people named Tommie are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Tommie are alive in the United States, based on 52,215 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Tommie in 2025?

Tommie ranked #3,504 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tommie?

52,215 babies have been named Tommie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tommie most popular?

Tommie peaked in 1947, when 989 newborns received the name.

Is Tommie a boy or girl name?

Tommie is used for both: about 34% of babies named Tommie have been girls and 66% boys.

Is the name Tommie rising or falling?

Tommie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tommie become more popular?

Tommie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 boys named Tommie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tommie?

Well-known people named Tommie include Tommie Smith (athlete).

Names like Tommie

Names that sound and feel close to Tommie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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