Tommie
Tommie was the 2352nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 333rd; the most babies were born in 1943 (376). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,933 places. More babies were named Tommie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Thomas; "twin" · English, Aramaic
Say it TAH-mee /ˈtɑmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,352 girls, up 1,142 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78girls
- Girls and boys
- 64% girls, 36% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1943376 babies
- Total since 1880
- 52,215babies recorded
What does the name Tommie mean?
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)
Tommie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,352 | #3,504 | 78 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,494 | #3,410 | 44 | 33 |
| 2010 | #10,411 | #2,259 | 11 | 58 |
| 2000 | #3,656 | #1,539 | 36 | 79 |
| 1990 | #3,706 | #892 | 29 | 133 |
| 1980 | #1,719 | #627 | 66 | 195 |
| 1970 | #1,051 | #460 | 117 | 312 |
| 1960 | #903 | #388 | 137 | 415 |
| 1950 | #505 | #271 | 257 | 596 |
| 1940 | #414 | #223 | 277 | 557 |
| 1930 | #368 | #239 | 337 | 533 |
| 1920 | #440 | #272 | 234 | 414 |
| 1910 | #439 | #202 | 83 | 129 |
| 1900 | #448 | #222 | 57 | 81 |
| 1890 | #498 | #385 | 28 | 22 |
| 1880 | #577 | #480 | 10 | 15 |
How popular is Tommie, counting every spelling?
Tommie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,444 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,352 for Tommie 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 Tommie?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tommie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tommie 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 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tommie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tommie?
About 7,400 people born in the US named Tommie are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 51 and 80. That makes Tommie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Tommie by state
How common Tommie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Tommie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tommie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tommie · Sibling names for Tommie
Questions about the name Tommie
What does Tommie mean?
Tommie means “pet form of Thomas; "twin"” (English, Aramaic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tommie?
Tommie was the 2352nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 333rd; the most babies were born in 1943 (376). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,933 places. More babies were named Tommie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Tommie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 64% girls, 36% boys given the name Tommie in the US.
Where is Tommie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tommie was most common in Utah (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Ohio.