Joachim vs Tommy

Joachim 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Joachim was ranked #829 and Tommy #27 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Joachim was ranked #1517 and Tommy #39 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Joachim was ranked #490 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.

Joachim and Tommy over time

Joachim and Tommy appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Tommy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Joachim 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 1 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.

Longest-running competitions
Joachim and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 60 years, from 1955 to 2024, ending at #490 and #503.

List by list

Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1955–2024
Joachim held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Tommy in 30.
Highest recorded here: Joachim #41 in 1991, Tommy #11 in 1976.
The order changed in 2023: Joachim moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #447 and #430; by 2023 that had become #464 and #490.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joachim #490, Tommy #503.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joachim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tommy in 29.
Highest recorded here: Joachim #1485 in 1998, Tommy #22 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joachim #1517, Tommy #39.

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 Tommy

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

Aksel vs Tommy
Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Aksel rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #174 and #268 in 1945 to #20 and #503 in 2024.
Aksel · Tommy · 80 shared years, 1945–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 Norway ranking
Daniel vs Tommy
Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Daniel rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #280 and #268 in 1945 to #61 and #503 in 2024.
Daniel · Tommy · 80 shared years, 1945–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 Norway ranking
Emil vs Tommy
Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Emil rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #271 and #268 in 1945 to #2 and #503 in 2024.
Emil · Tommy · 80 shared years, 1945–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 Norway ranking
Tommy vs Even
Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Even rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #268 and #180 in 1945 to #503 and #30 in 2024.
Tommy · Even · 80 shared years, 1945–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Joachim, Tommy
Field	Joachim	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
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Joachim and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Joachim

Popularity journey

First recorded1955
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1955–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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