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Tommy

Diminutive of Thomas
"twin"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Tue Jul 01 2025

Tommy Origin and Meaning

The name Tommy is a boy's name meaning "twin".

A surprising number of parents choose to put the nickname Tommy on their son's birth certificate rather than the more traditional Thomas. Perhaps even more surprising is thE fact that Tommy has never been off the United States popularity charts. More recently, however, the name has been trending downward.

# 731 in the US

Tommy Rank in US Top 1000

# 1208 on Nameberry

Tommy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Tommy

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Famous People Named Tommy

  • Tommy Lee Jones
    American actor.
  • Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger
    American fashion designer.
  • Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass)
    Greek,American musician.
  • Thomas B. Kin "Tommy" Chong
    Canadian,American actor/comedian.
  • Thomas Alden "Tommy" Page
    American singer
  • Thomas "Tommy" Davidson
    American actor.
  • Tommy Dreamer (born Thomas James Laughlin)
    American pro wrestler.
  • Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas
    Canadian politician; 7th Premier of Saskatchewan.
  • Tommy George Thompson
    American politician; 42nd governor of Wisconsin.
  • Thomas Daniel "Tommy" Mottola
    American music executive.
  • Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey
    American trumpeter and bandleader.
  • Thomas Alfred "Tommy" Maddox
    American NFL player.
  • Thomas David "Tommy" Roe
    American singer.
  • Thomas Charles "Tommy" Lasorda
    American baseball manager.
  • Tommy Ramone (born Tamás Erdélyi)
    Hungarian,American drummer of The Ramones.
  • Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson)
    American singer of the Shondells.
  • Tommy Steele (born Thomas William Hicks)
    English singer.
  • Thomas "Tommy" Makem
    Irish folk musician.
  • Tommy Roland Shaw
    American guitarist of band Styx.
  • Tommy Rae Skube
    step,son of American family vlogger Jessica Skube (Jesssfam on YouTube).
  • Tommy Francis White (b. 2013)
    son of American actress Michelle Monaghan.
  • Tommy Dorfman
    American actor.
  • Tommy Wiseau
    American actor, writer, director, and producer
  • Tommy Joel Mecham (b.2018)
    son of family vloggers Ellie & Jared Mecham ( Ellie & Jared on YouTube).

The name Tommy in Pop Culture

  • Thomas "Tommy" Beresford
    detective in Agatha Christie's "Tommy and Tuppence" novels
  • Tommy
    Morlock in Marvel Comics
  • Tommy Dawkins
    character on Canadian TV series "Big Wolf on Campus"
  • Tommy Garvey
    main character on TV's "The Leftovers"
  • Tommy Gavin
    character in the FX drama "Rescue Me"
  • Tommy Oliver
    character on TV's "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"
  • Tommy Vercetti
    character in video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"
  • Tommy Williams
    main character in book "Generation Dead"
  • Tommy Pickles
    character on Nickelodeon cartoon "Rugrats" and "All Grown Up!"
  • Thomas "Tommy" Merlyn
    character on TV's "Arrow"
  • Thomas “tommy” Shelby
    main character on bbc’s peaky blinders
  • Tommy
    character in the YouTube series "Minecraft Diaries"
  • Tommy
    character in the game "Octodad"
  • Tommy
    character in book/film "Never Let Me Go"
  • Thomas "Tommy" Walker
    oldest brother on TV's "Brothers and Sisters"
  • Tommy Walker
    main character in "Tommy," rock opera by The Who
  • Tommy Settergren
    character in the Pippi Longstocking series
  • Tommy Solomon
    a main character on TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun"
  • Tommy Tomkins
    main character of in comic strip "Tailspin Tommy"
  • Tommy Turnbull
    character on TV series "Robotboy"
  • Tommy
    character in movie "Asylum"
  • Tommy Zelda
    character in movie "Crazy on the Outside"
  • Tommy Biggs
    character in movie "Horse Sense"
  • Tommy Bowen
    character on TV series "Haven"
  • Tommy Ryan
    character in film "Titanic"
  • Tommy Atkins
    term for a common British soldier
  • Tommy Fuller Jr.
    baby character on TV's "Fuller House"
  • Tommy Drosselmayer
    character in animated movie "Barbie in the Nutcracker"

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