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How popular is the name Tommy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tommies are alive today.
Tommy (male) is a shortened form of the name Thomas. Although Tommy itself was given to 1,324 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 39th as a registered name), most Tommies are registered as Thomas, which ranked 26th in 2024 with 1,543 babies.
Counting everyone registered as Thomas or Tommy, the Tommy you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Tommies born in England and Wales are between 23 and 51, and there are at least 470,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 79% chance that at least one of them will be called Tommy.
How many babies are named Tommy or Thomas each year?
Combined registrations of Thomas, Tommy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Thomas rank as a registered name?
Where does Tommy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Tommy short for Thomas?
Yes - Tommy is a shortened form of Thomas. Tommies are usually registered as Thomas at birth.
When was the name Tommy most popular?
The full name Thomas peaked in 1904, when around 25,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Tommy itself peaked as a registered name in 2020, with 2,013 babies.
How many people are called Tommy?
At least 470,000 people registered as Thomas or Tommy born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Tommy?
Most living Tommies are between 23 and 51; the most common age is about 33.
Is Tommy becoming more or less popular?
Remarkably steady: it has stayed in the top 100 throughout the records.