Tommy

“Variant of Thomas — Twin” — Aramaic via Greek origin

Boy's name · #658 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Tommy holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#658 in 2025). About 179,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #14 in N. Ireland (2025) · #27 in Ireland (2025) · #28 in Scotland (2025) · #44 in England & Wales (2025) · #61 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tommys

Tommy Lee Jones — American actor and film director
Tommy Lister Jr. — American actor and wrestler (1958–2020)
Tommy Hilfiger — American fashion designer
Tommy Haas — German tennis player
Tommy Robredo — Spanish tennis player (born 1982)

In stories & tradition

Tommy Vercetti — Grand Theft Auto 3D universe
Tommy Shelby — Peaky Blinders
Tommy Atkins — fictional human

What Tommys become

Among 2,546 notable people named Tommy:

Sports figures appear 2.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tommy Lister Jr., American actor and wrestler (1958–2020).

Similar names: Tomas · Jerome · Tony · Jimmy · Phillip · Johnny

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