Imre vs Tommy
Imre 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Imre was ranked #4991 and Tommy #26 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Imre was ranked #249 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.
Imre and Tommy over time
Imre and Tommy appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Imre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tommy 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.
Tommy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Imre in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Imre and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1961 to 2024, ending at #249 and #503.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1961–2024
Imre held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tommy in 12.
Highest recorded here: Imre #179 in 2009, Tommy #28 in 1979.
The order changed in 2007: Imre moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #237 and #202; by 2007 that had become #254 and #266.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Imre #249, Tommy #503.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Imre | Tommy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #317 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Imre and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Imre
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #434 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tommy
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys