A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Tommie
dusty · informal · serviceable
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDiminutive of Thomas, deriving from the Aramaic word for twin. The -ie ending gained independent traction in nineteenth-century America, especially across Southern states where birth certificates regularly skipped formal baptismal names in favor of everyday call names. It crossed gender lines early and stayed there.
Also answers toTom, Tommy
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 989 souls, A.D. 1947 2025
2025: 111 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
61 yrs
Most Tommies were born around 1951 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1947
№257 that year
Generation
Boomer, 41%
then Gen X 20% · Silent 18%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈52K ever born · now rising
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Tommie grew up with
SSA DataDavy Crockett caps·TV dinners·duck-and-cover drills
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Tommie peaked in 1947.
Estimated average age: 61.
What people think
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Tommie sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name sounds like someone who knows how to restart a stubborn lawnmower on the first pull. It carries the dust and sunshine of postwar county fairs, split between boys who never went by Thomas and girls named after favorite uncles. With the average bearer now sixty-one, it suggests a complete lack of interest in corporate jargon.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
About thirty-four percent of all Americans given this exact spelling were female, making it an established midcentury crossover.
Field Note 02
The name reached its single-year summit in 1947, when 989 newborns received the paperwork.
Field Note 03
Over forty percent of living bearers belong to the Baby Boomer cohort.
Notable Tommies
AI-WrittenTommie Smithtrack athlete and activist, b. 1944
Tommie Ageebaseball player, b. 1942
Tommie Fraziercollege football quarterback, b. 1974
Ephemera — If Tommie were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Macon, Georgia
Color
Chambray blue
Artifact
Metal tackle box
Job
Auto parts counterman
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