Tommy means twin — a diminutive of Thomas, from the Aramaic. The Who's Tommy IS rock's greatest concept album. A Tommy IS the nickname for a British soldier. Tommy Shelby IS Peaky Blinders' most iconic. Two syllables of rock's-greatest-concept-album, the British-soldier, and Peaky-Blinders-most-iconic.
Tommy is a diminutive of Thomas. The Who's Tommy IS rock's greatest concept album. A Tommy IS the British soldier. Shelby IS Peaky Blinders.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; The Who's Tommy (1969); Peaky Blinders (2013).
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Today
Tommy remains a beloved choice, ranking #722 in the US. 181,214 babies have been named Tommy since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Tommy?
1947peak year
The name Tommy reached its peak in 1947, with 4,594 registrations (ranked #79). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1880. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #722 today, averaging about 358 new babies per year. Tommy's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 181,214 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Tommy's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — concept-album communication. People named Tommy tend to be warm, iconic, and gifted at being rock's greatest AND the British soldier AND Shelby.
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