Tommy
Tommy is a male given name: 98% of people named Tommy are men, and it is recorded as male in 13 of the 14 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Denmark, Sweden
- US births since 1880
- 175,783 male / 2,820 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tommy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tommy," in English, "Guten Tag Tommy," in German. Tommy is a male given name: about 98% of people named Tommy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tommy,
German
Guten Tag Tommy,
French
Bonjour Tommy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tommy:
Chinese
Tommy您好：
Japanese
Tommy様
English
Hi Tommy,
German
Hi Tommy,
French
Salut Tommy,
Spanish
Hola Tommy,
Chinese
Tommy你好：
Japanese
Tommyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | common | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | common | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Finland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
175,783 male · 2,820 female · 178,603 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tommy a male or female name?
Tommy is a male given name: 98% of people named Tommy are men, and it is recorded as male in 13 of the 14 countries covered.
How do I address Tommy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tommy," in English, "Guten Tag Tommy," in German. Tommy is a male given name: about 98% of people named Tommy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Tommy a unisex name?
Tommy is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Tommy are men. Tommy leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Tommy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tommy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tommy,
title = {Is Tommy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tommy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}