Tommi
Tommi was the 4160th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1934th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,543 places. More babies were named Tommi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Tommie) pet form of Thomas; "twin" · English, Aramaic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,160 girls, up 708 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197647 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,837babies recorded
What does the name Tommi mean?
Tommi is a spelling of Tommie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Tommie's meaning and origin.
Tommie is a pet form of Thomas, and in the US it has been given to both boys and girls. Thomas comes from an Aramaic word for "twin", used as a byname for one of the apostles, explained in John's Gospel with the Greek Didymus, which also means "twin". DMNES records Tom as an English pet form by the 14th century. Tommie was most common in the 1930s and 1940s.
תאומא (Aramaic, “twin”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Thomas, Tommy, Tom, Thomasina.
See also: Aramaic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tommie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Thomas', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Thomas', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Tommie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Tommi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 22 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,160 | 35 |
| 2020 | #4,868 | 27 |
| 2010 | #9,190 | 13 |
| 2000 | #3,401 | 40 |
| 1990 | #4,000 | 26 |
| 1980 | #3,129 | 28 |
| 1970 | #2,569 | 29 |
| 1960 | #3,091 | 17 |
| 1950 | #3,941 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tommi, counting every spelling?
Tommi is a spelling of Tommie, a name family that ranked #1,444 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,160 for Tommi on its own. Together these spellings went to 133 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tommi?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tommi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tommi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tommi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tommi?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Tommi are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 20 and 50. That makes Tommi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tommi by state
How common Tommi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tommi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tommi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tommi
What does Tommi mean?
Tommi is a spelling of Tommie, which means “pet form of Thomas; "twin"” (English, Aramaic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tommi?
Tommi was the 4160th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1934th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,543 places. More babies were named Tommi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tommi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tommi in the US.
Where is Tommi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tommi was most common in Ohio (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.