Tommy Chong
There are approximately 6 people named Tommy Chong living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tommy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chong. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
6
1 in 57,125,723
Named Tommy
123K
Alive today
Named Chong
18K
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: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,297
Per 100K: 5.18
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (78.6%)
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 Chong surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Chong, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 78.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Chong 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 Chong at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander78.6% · 12,159
- Hispanic or Latino9.3% · 1,438
- Two or more races7.0% · 1,085
- White3.3% · 514
- Black or African American1.7% · 264
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 14
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 Chong appears at a rate of 5.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0052%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 6 people with the full name Tommy Chong. 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 Chong: questions and answers
How many people are named Tommy Chong?
We estimate approximately 6 people in the United States share the full name Tommy Chong. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0359%) with the surname frequency (5.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tommy Chong?
We classify Tommy Chong as "Very Rare". About 1 in 57,125,723 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 Americans are named Tommy Chong?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.