Girl nameCurrently #4,862 in the USFalling

Tammy

//ˈtæmi//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19635 lettersStarts with T

Meaning & origin

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Tammy's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Tammy, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Tammy
19345
19359
19375
193812
19396
194020
194114
194230
194335
194444
194545
194654
194786
194878
194984
195092
195189
1952129
1953183
1954194
1955198
1956261
19574,399
195810,035
195913,765
196014,372
196115,581
196216,810
196321,240
196420,121
196518,046
196618,681
196718,725
196820,132
196919,130
197019,673
197117,718
197214,271
197311,284
19749,299
19757,574
19766,263
19775,339
19784,092
19793,774
19803,152
19812,595
19822,276
19831,800
19841,522
19851,210
19861,021
1987878
1988726
1989597
1990560
1991447
1992442
1993358
1994327
1995272
1996225
1997237
1998254
1999210
2000191
2001192
2002194
2003182
2004164
2005152
2006148
2007122
2008120
200996
201070
201158
201257
201353
201455
201544
201665
201759
201836
201948
202034
202132
202227
202333
202428

Tammy through the decades

  • Tammy peaked in 1963, when 21,240 babies were named Tammy in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Tammy has fallen 56% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Tammy currently ranks #4,862 in the US and is cooling off.

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