Tommie

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A few things about Tommie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tommie

Tommie Smith

American track and field athlete

Choose Tommie and your child shares a first name with Tommie Smith, an American track and field athlete. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tommie, like who?” Tommie Smith's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,619 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Tommie, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tommie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTommie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Tommies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1937, when it ranked #333. Today it's #2,326, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowTommie is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 50,505 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 20,619.
• 🚀TrendTommie has climbed 1,124 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,326. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlTommie is given to both boys and girls: 70% of the 111 babies named Tommie in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningTommie is an English form of Thomas, which means “twin”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Tommie

Tommie is a girl name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “twin”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-mie”. US birth records list Tommie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked #333 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,326, with 78 babies.

Origin:English namesHebrew names