Tommy is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #44 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
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UK Rank 2025
#44
US Rank #658
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About the Name Tommy
Tommy ranked #44 in 2025, down from its peak of #22 in 2020 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 14 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Tommy is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Tommy on the register.
In the US it sits at #731 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Tommy
Tommy Tiernan — Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer.
Tommy Emmanuel — William Thomas Emmanuel is an Australian guitarist.
Tommy Hilfiger — Thomas Jacob Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tommy
Unlikely. With around 1,160 UK babies named Tommy per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tommy in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tommy has been fairly steady, ranked #44 in 2025 against #22 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #22 in 2020.
Tommy is more popular in the UK (#39) than in the US (#731). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Tommy include: Tommy Tiernan, Tommy Emmanuel and Tommy Hilfiger. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tommy ranks #731 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
1,160
UK babies named Tommy (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.6
In a school of 600
↓ 22 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tommy
Almost certainly the only Tommy in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Tommy
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Thomas Clement Douglas was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971.
Thomas George Prince, MM was an Indigenous Canadian war hero and the most decorated soldier in the First Special Service Force or Devil's Brigade, an elite American-Canadian commando unit, during World War II.