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Tom vs Tommy

Tom 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 2024, Tom was ranked #60 and Tommy #20 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Tom was ranked #352 and Tommy #20 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Tom was ranked #48 and Tommy #27 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Tom was ranked #976 and Tommy #44 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2024, Tom was ranked #303 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.

Tom and Tommy over time

Tom and Tommy appear together in 4 published lists, across 174 years of shared records. Tom held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tommy in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Tom reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Tommy 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2009, Tommy moved ahead of Tom in England and Wales · Boys — #140 and #147 the year before became #151 and #137.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Tom and Tommy changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2024, ending at #303 and #503.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 42 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tom and Tommy averaged 56.2 places apart, ending at #48 and #27.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Tom and Tommy were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #976 and #44.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2024

    Tom held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Tommy in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Tom #12 in 1960, Tommy #11 in 1976.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Tom #303, Tommy #503.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys42 shared years, 1980–2025

    Tom held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Tommy in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Tom #32 in 2018, Tommy #21 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Tom #48, Tommy #27.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Tom held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Tommy in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Tom #83 in 2000, Tommy #22 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2009: Tommy moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #140 and #147; by 2009 that had become #151 and #137.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Tom #976, Tommy #44.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1999–2024

    Tom held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Tommy in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Tom #42 in 2016, Tommy #11 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2019: Tommy moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #51 and #58; by 2019 that had become #67 and #33.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Tom #60, Tommy #20.

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 Tom

Pairs where Tom 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

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 Tom, Tommy
FieldTomTommy
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
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #48 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Tom has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tommy.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Tom

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #50 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: #12 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · 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 #44 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys