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Girl name

Tammy

/ˈtæmi/ · 100% girls · 41 born in 2025

Tammy has been given to about 333,407 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtæmi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 308,282
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tammy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 21,246
  • Born in 202541
  • All time333,407
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Tammy?

Its best year was 1963, when 21,246 babies were given the name, ranking 12th. The typical living American called Tammy is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Tammy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amy0.78
  2. Tammi0.79
  3. Tami0.74
  4. Tawny0.64
  5. Tammie0.62
  6. Tracy0.60
  7. Tamia0.61
  8. Taryn0.56

Middle names for Tammy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tammy Eve0.80
  2. Tammy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Tammy Josephine0.78
  4. Tammy Anne0.78
  5. Tammy Rose0.77
  6. Tammy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Tammy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.92
  2. Scottbrother · 0.92
  3. Robinsister · 0.91
  4. Kimberlysister · 0.88
  5. Reginasister · 0.88
  6. Jeffreybrother · 0.87

Where Tammy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tammy Anderson0.74
  2. Tammy White0.72
  3. Tammy Reyes0.72
  4. Tammy Nguyen0.72
  5. Tammy Moore0.72
  6. Tammy Lee0.72

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 Tammy

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

Tammy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.