Tommy

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Tommy first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1986 with 104 babies (rank #168 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tommy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tommy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,399

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

104

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Peaky Blinders: Thomas Shelby — the strategist
In Agatha Christie: Tommy Beresford — half of Tommy and Tuppence

Famous people named Tommy

Tommy Lee Jonesfilm actor · b. 1946
Tommy Robredotennis player · b. 1982
Tommy Emmanueljazz musician · b. 1955
Tommy Thayerguitarist · b. 1960
Tommy Bolinjazz guitarist · b. 1951

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	2	#788
1957	2	#821
1958	2	#857
1959	7	#606
1960	7	#600
1961	10	#544
1962	11	#530
1963	8	#596
1964	3	#839
1965	3	#853
1966	17	#465
1967	14	#520
1968	10	#604
1969	11	#610
1970	19	#468
1971	24	#414
1972	29	#367
1973	33	#329
1974	24	#403
1975	34	#324
1976	29	#358
1977	48	#264
1978	50	#259
1979	54	#249
1980	61	#246
1981	79	#204
1982	52	#264
1983	55	#252
1984	49	#279
1985	81	#196
1986	104	#168
1987	82	#203
1988	84	#199
1989	67	#246
1990	70	#257
1991	78	#228
1992	71	#251
1993	53	#299
1994	55	#296
1995	58	#292
1996	47	#343
1997	48	#340
1998	67	#268
1999	78	#243
2000	67	#273
2001	57	#302
2002	59	#302
2003	64	#278
2004	46	#343
2005	32	#414
2006	42	#337
2007	47	#302
2008	28	#438
2009	39	#342
2010	30	#399
2011	22	#464
2012	25	#409
2013	23	#432
2014	28	#373