unisex name
Tommie
TOM-ee
- Origin English
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 53,308
Ireland
#491
2025 births
Tommie means twin, and it is one of the most evenly split names on this site — 33 percent of the births in our records are female, because it serves as a short form of both Thomas and Thomasina.
- Tommie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1947, when 989 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 29,869 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tommie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 355 |
| 1890s | 697 |
| 1900s | 1,397 |
| 1910s | 4,694 |
| 1920s | 7,556 |
| 1930s | 8,187 |
| 1940s | 9,064 |
| 1950s | 7,307 |
| 1960s | 4,566 |
| 1970s | 2,931 |
| 1980s | 2,010 |
| 1990s | 1,320 |
| 2000s | 933 |
| 2010s | 695 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 503 |
What Tommie means
Tommie means a twin. The Aramaic word behind Thomas names the relationship directly, and it appears to have been a byname rather than a given name in origin.
Where Tommie comes from
Tommie shortens Thomas, from the Aramaic te'oma, a twin — the same language behind Tabitha and Martha. John's gospel glosses it with the Greek Didymos, also twin, which suggests it was understood as a description rather than a name. Whose twin he was is never stated, and later traditions supplying an answer are inventions. Thomasina gave English a feminine form, which is why the short version serves both.
Tommie in use
Tommie peaked in the United States in 1947, when 989 babies were registered, and our data marks it reviving. It now ranks 491st in Ireland on 7 births, 795th in Scotland on 3, 1109th in England and Wales on 27 and 2338th in the United States on 111, across 53,308 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. About 33 percent of recorded births are female.
How popular is Tommie?
In 2025, Tommie was given to 111 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tommie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tommie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tommie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tommie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Tommie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Tommie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tommie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tommie
What does the name Tommie mean?
A twin — the Aramaic te'oma, through Thomas.
Whose twin was Thomas?
The gospels never say. Later traditions supplying an answer are inventions.
Is Tommie a boys' or girls' name?
Both — about 33 percent of the births in our records are female.
Is Tommie coming back?
Our data marks it reviving, strongest in Ireland at 491st.
How popular is the name Tommie?
In 2025, Tommie was given to 111 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
How many syllables are in Tommie?
Tommie has 2 syllables.
When was Tommie most popular?
Tommie peaked in 1947, when 989 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Tommie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tommie currently ranks #491 in the United States. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.