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Alfred vs Tommy

Alfred and Tommycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Alfred was ranked #272 and Tommy #11 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Tommy #20 among boys in Scotland.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2024, Alfred was ranked #22 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Tommy #27 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Alfred was ranked #81 and Tommy #39 among boys in England and Wales.

Alfred and Tommy over time

Alfred and Tommy appear together in 4 published lists, across 144 years of shared records. Tommy held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Alfred in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alfred and Tommy changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #81 and #39.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Alfred and Tommy averaged 47.2 places apart, ending at #81 and #39.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 74 shared years in Norway · Boys, Alfred rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #127 and #268 in 1945 to #22 and #503 in 2024.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alfred and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 74 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #22 and #503.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys74 shared years, 1945–2024

    Alfred held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Tommy in 47.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Tommy #11 in 1976.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #22, Tommy #503.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Alfred held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tommy in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Tommy #22 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Tommy #39.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1980–2025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tommy in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #258 in 1983, Tommy #21 in 2023.

    The order changed in 1989: Tommy moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #269 and #304; by 1989 that had become #278 and #278.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Tommy #27.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2023

    Alfred held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tommy in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #262 in 2009, Tommy #11 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #272, Tommy #11.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alfred

Pairs where Alfred shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Tommy

Pairs where Tommy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alfred, Tommy
FieldAlfredTommy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #26 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alfred and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Alfred

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #127 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Tommy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #268 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys