Tammy
#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · Last seen for boys in 1999 at #9,912
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1968 · 20,058 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 332,015since 1934
Tammy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 41 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,276 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,907 | 27 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,326 | 32 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,272 | 48 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,001 | 36 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,835 | 59 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,667 | 65 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,041 | 55 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,978 | 57 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,945 | 58 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,589 | 70 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,102 | 96 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,808 | 120 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,760 | 122 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,488 | 148 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,406 | 152 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,302 | 164 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,180 | 182 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,094 | 194 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,102 | 192 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,081 | 191 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,000 | 205 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #837 | 254 | — | |
| 1997 | #861 | 237 | — | |
| 1996 | #877 | 225 | — | |
| 1995 | #750 | 272 | — | |
| 1994 | #655 | 327 | — | |
| 1993 | #630 | 358 | — | |
| 1992 | #533 | 442 | — | |
| 1991 | #528 | 442 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #450 | 549 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #422 | 589 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #342 | 719 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #284 | 864 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #256 | 1,007 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #217 | 1,196 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #181 | 1,507 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #158 | 1,781 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #134 | 2,262 | #3,282 | 13 |
| 1981 | #117 | 2,586 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #96 | 3,134 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #79 | 3,758 | #2,777 | 16 |
| 1978 | #67 | 4,070 | #2,134 | 22 |
| 1977 | #55 | 5,310 | #1,780 | 29 |
| 1976 | #41 | 6,228 | #1,541 | 35 |
| 1975 | #31 | 7,528 | #1,258 | 46 |
| 1974 | #24 | 9,238 | #1,052 | 61 |
| 1973 | #15 | 11,244 | #1,329 | 39 |
| 1972 | #11 | 14,211 | #1,040 | 60 |
| 1971 | #8 | 17,656 | #1,034 | 62 |
| 1970 | #8 | 19,587 | #861 | 87 |
| 1969 | #9 | 19,053 | #861 | 79 |
| 1968 | #8 | 20,058 | #856 | 72 |
| 1967 | #8 | 18,652 | #832 | 74 |
| 1966 | #8 | 18,621 | #932 | 61 |
| 1965 | #11 | 18,013 | #1,318 | 34 |
| 1964 | #10 | 20,043 | #875 | 76 |
| 1963 | #12 | 21,199 | #1,121 | 47 |
| 1962 | #23 | 16,743 | #947 | 64 |
| 1961 | #28 | 15,532 | #1,078 | 52 |
| 1960 | #31 | 14,317 | #1,034 | 55 |
| 1959 | #31 | 13,707 | #1,012 | 58 |
| 1958 | #44 | 9,987 | #1,114 | 47 |
| 1957 | #107 | 4,365 | #1,345 | 34 |
| 1956 | #592 | 255 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #681 | 190 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #668 | 193 | — | |
| 1953 | #679 | 177 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #831 | 121 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #988 | 89 | — | |
| 1950 | #927 | 92 | — | |
| 1949 | #973 | 84 | — | |
| 1948 | #987 | 78 | — | |
| 1947 | #958 | 86 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,165 | 54 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,175 | 45 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,188 | 44 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
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| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Tammy! It came in at #4,286, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1936–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tammy is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#138 · 1 in 718
- West Virginia#140 · 1 in 698
- Wisconsin#146 · 1 in 877
- Delaware#153 · 1 in 684
- Mississippi#171 · 1 in 831
Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #138 | 30 | 1 in 718 |
| West Virginia | #140 | 13 | 1 in 698 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 33 | 1 in 877 |
| Delaware | #153 | 5 | 1 in 684 |
| Mississippi | #171 | 16 | 1 in 831 |
| Iowa | #176 | 15 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Alaska | #183 | 5 | 1 in 715 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 17 | 1 in 1,228 |
| North Carolina | #210 | 29 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Georgia | #216 | 29 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Tennessee | #220 | 21 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Arkansas | #233 | 9 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Connecticut | #241 | 12 | 1 in 1,520 |
| Virginia | #242 | 23 | 1 in 1,510 |
| South Carolina | #246 | 13 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Missouri | #249 | 19 | 1 in 1,644 |
| Maryland | #251 | 16 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Louisiana | #261 | 18 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Indiana | #272 | 18 | 1 in 1,784 |
| Kansas | #272 | 9 | 1 in 1,579 |
| New Mexico | #277 | 7 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Arizona | #284 | 16 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Pennsylvania | #292 | 34 | 1 in 2,036 |
| Nebraska | #303 | 5 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Florida | #304 | 36 | 1 in 1,928 |
| Ohio | #314 | 30 | 1 in 2,257 |
| Texas | #314 | 66 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Michigan | #315 | 26 | 1 in 2,230 |
| New York | #316 | 58 | 1 in 1,929 |
| California | #320 | 119 | 1 in 1,808 |
| Illinois | #337 | 32 | 1 in 2,268 |
| Oklahoma | #340 | 9 | 1 in 1,991 |
| New Jersey | #361 | 18 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Massachusetts | #387 | 12 | 1 in 2,990 |
| Minnesota | #404 | 8 | 1 in 3,373 |
| Washington | #455 | 9 | 1 in 3,021 |
| Colorado | #558 | 5 | 1 in 4,198 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tammy
- 1,127 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #3,645)
- 433 spots since 2020 (#4,078 → #3,645)
- 112 spots since 2015 (#3,533 → #3,645)
- Biggest jump: 485 spots in 1957 (#592 → #107)
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1999 (#837 → #1,000)
- Debuted 1934
- Peaked 1968 at #8 (20,058 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1966–1971
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1958–1980
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1947–1999
- Highest: 1 in 82 girls born in 1968 were named Tammy (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 39,202 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 54.9% of all girls named Tammy (182,231) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 31 | #2,926 (1935) | #3,819 |
| 1940s | 490 | #958 (1947) | #1,340 |
| 1950s | 29,176 | #31 (1959) | #555 |
| 1960s | 182,231 | #8 (1968) | #15 |
| 1970s | 98,830 | #8 (1970) | #34 |
| 1980s | 15,645 | #96 (1980) | #221 |
| 1990s | 3,311 | #450 (1990) | #712 |
| 2000s | 1,561 | #1,081 (2000) | #1,432 |
| 2010s | 545 | #2,589 (2010) | #3,094 |
| 2020s | 195 | #3,645 (2025) | #4,334 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tammy in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,012 of them was named Tammy, which outranked 97.9% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 133,356 of them was named Tammy, which outranked 59.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,201York15
- #3,201Zaccheus15
- #3,201Zephaniah15
- #3,339Tammy14
- #3,339Aaren14
- #3,339Adolphus14
- #3,339Adrienne14
- #3,521Abdulaziz13
- #3,521Abdulla13
- #3,521Abigail13
Tied with 181 names at #3,339; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.