Fun Facts About the Name Tommi
- More than 1 thousand babies named Tommi: U.S. records list 1,835 babies given the name Tommi from 1880 through 2025. Even 22 boys received the name Tommi - about 1 boy for every 82 girls.
What Does the Name Tommi Mean?
Tommi is a spelling of Tommy, the familiar form of Thomas, and it means "twin." The root is Aramaic tā'ūmā (related to Hebrew ta'om), "twin," which entered Greek as Thōmas and then Latin as Thomas. The meaning is literal; it comes from the byname of the apostle Thomas and has no separate symbolic sense in its origin. Finnish uses Tommi as a standard masculine given name rather than only a nickname, and the same spelling appears in German and Estonian, where it follows the same Thomas derivation.
Tommi Name History & Origins
The name behind Tommi is the apostle Thomas, who appears in the Gospel of John and whose Aramaic byname means "twin." Because of the apostle's place in Christian tradition, Thomas spread widely across Europe in the Middle Ages, and each language shaped its own forms: Tommaso in Italian, Thomas in German and French, Tuomas in Finnish. English speakers used Tom and Tommy as familiar forms of Thomas from the medieval period onward, and by the 19th century Tommy had also become a generic British byname for a soldier, from the stock name "Tommy Atkins."
Tommi with an i ending is the Finnish and German spelling of that short form. In Finland, Tommi and Tomi are used as official masculine given names, distinct from the older church form Tuomas, which entered Finnish through Swedish and Latin use of the apostle's name. Estonian uses Tommi as well. The spelling does not change the derivation: Tommi remains a Thomas name, and its meaning stays the same as the parent name's.
How Popular is the Name Tommi?
Tommi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1976. Its best rank was #1,934 in 1976.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,160 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #4,361 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #5,724 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #6,441 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,233 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #4,868 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #5,298 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,135 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #3,838 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #8,355 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,703 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #11,858 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,942 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #9,674 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,682 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #9,189 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #5,880 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #7,051 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #7,377 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #5,888 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #5,981 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #4,939 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #6,039 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #4,273 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #3,779 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #3,401 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1999 | #3,636 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #2,887 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1997 | #3,444 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #3,722 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #4,093 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #4,009 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #5,194 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #4,374 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #4,489 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #4,000 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #3,888 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,640 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1987 | #3,325 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #3,454 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #3,508 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #3,518 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #4,679 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #2,953 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #2,980 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1980 | #3,130 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #3,069 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #2,625 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1977 | #2,061 | 47 | 0.0031% |
| 1976 | #1,934 | 47 | 0.0032% |
| 1975 | #2,509 | 32 | 0.0022% |
| 1974 | #3,421 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #3,114 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #2,390 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1971 | #2,795 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1970 | #2,569 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #3,004 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #4,206 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,642 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #3,137 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #2,677 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1964 | #2,525 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1963 | #3,056 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #3,154 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #3,181 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #3,091 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #2,755 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #2,963 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #3,676 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,039 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #3,561 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #4,617 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,207 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,362 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,986 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,941 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #5,208 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #5,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #4,918 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #4,514 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,168 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,515 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #7,829 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,505 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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