Tommy Steele
There are approximately 35 people named Tommy Steele living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tommy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Steele. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
35
1 in 9,792,981
Named Tommy
123K
Alive today
Named Steele
98K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 123K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 59
Top Census group: White (62.4%)
Estimated bearers: 98K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #363
Per 100K: 28.56
Top ancestry: White (75.1%)
First name trend
Tommy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tommy. The peak year was 1947 with 4,649 births. The average person named Tommy today is 59 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tommy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tommy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 62.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tommy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Tommy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.4% · 63,508
- Black or African American16.8% · 17,108
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.5% · 8,650
- Hispanic or Latino7.6% · 7,706
- Two or more races3.1% · 3,199
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 1,527
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Steele surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Steele, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Steele described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Steele at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.1% · 64,083
- Black or African American15.4% · 13,145
- Two or more races4.2% · 3,613
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 3,064
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 875
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 591
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tommy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0359% of the US population, based on 123,064 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Tommy right now.
The surname Steele appears at a rate of 28.56 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0286%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 35 people with the full name Tommy Steele. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Tommy Steele: questions and answers
How many people are named Tommy Steele?
We estimate approximately 35 people in the United States share the full name Tommy Steele. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0359%) with the surname frequency (28.56 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tommy Steele?
We classify Tommy Steele as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tommy a male or female name?
Tommy is predominantly male. Out of 181,214 total SSA registrations, 98.4% were male and 1.6% were female. See the full Tommy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Tommy Steele?
You can see how many people are called Tommy Steele on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.