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Girl name

Tami

/ˈtæmi/ · 100% girls · 12 born in 2025

Tami has been given to about 38,017 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtæmi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 34,996
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tami per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 2,746
  • Born in 202512
  • All time38,017
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Tami?

Its best year was 1959, when 2,746 babies were given the name, ranking 154th. The typical living American called Tami is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Tami

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tammi0.96
  2. Jami0.81
  3. Kami0.81
  4. Ami0.81
  5. Sami0.81
  6. Cami0.81
  7. Tammy0.74
  8. Tai0.75

Middle names for Tami

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tami Catherine0.84
  2. Tami Josephine0.84
  3. Tami Rose0.83
  4. Tami Marie0.83
  5. Tami Grace0.83
  6. Tami Jane0.83

Sibling names for Tami

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.90
  2. Pennysister · 0.89
  3. Reginasister · 0.85
  4. Robinsister · 0.84
  5. Wadebrother · 0.82
  6. Jaybrother · 0.81

Where Tami is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tami Reyes0.78
    2. Tami Nguyen0.78
    3. Tami Moore0.78
    4. Tami Lee0.78
    5. Tami Hall0.78
    6. Tami Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tami

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.