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

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Peak · girls
1968 · 20,058 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
332,015
since 1934

Tammy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #8, 1968girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541
2024#4,77228
2023#4,27633
2022#4,90727
2021#4,32632
2020#4,07834
2019#3,27248
2018#4,00136
2017#2,83559
2016#2,66765
2015#3,53344
2014#3,04155
2013#3,07653
2012#2,97857
2011#2,94558
2010#2,58970
2009#2,10296
2008#1,808120
2007#1,760122
2006#1,488148
2005#1,406152
2004#1,302164
2003#1,180182
2002#1,094194
2001#1,102192
2000#1,081191
1999#1,000205#9,9125
1998#837254
1997#861237
1996#877225
1995#750272
1994#655327
1993#630358
1992#533442
1991#528442#8,2365
1990#450549#4,99310
1989#422589#6,2297
1988#342719#5,7517
1987#284864#3,33914
1986#2561,007#3,26814
1985#2171,196#3,21614
1984#1811,507#2,95615
1983#1581,781#2,57718
1982#1342,262#3,28213
1981#1172,586#4,1539
1980#963,134#2,61718
1979#793,758#2,77716
1978#674,070#2,13422
1977#555,310#1,78029
1976#416,228#1,54135
1975#317,528#1,25846
1974#249,238#1,05261
1973#1511,244#1,32939
1972#1114,211#1,04060
1971#817,656#1,03462
1970#819,587#86187
1969#919,053#86179
1968#820,058#85672
1967#818,652#83274
1966#818,621#93261
1965#1118,013#1,31834
1964#1020,043#87576
1963#1221,199#1,12147
1962#2316,743#94764
1961#2815,532#1,07852
1960#3114,317#1,03455
1959#3113,707#1,01258
1958#449,987#1,11447
1957#1074,365#1,34534
1956#592255#3,5356
1955#681190#3,2017
1954#668193
1953#679177#3,4256
1952#831121#2,8758
1951#98889
1950#92792
1949#97384
1948#98778
1947#95886
1946#1,16554
1945#1,17545
1944#1,18844
1943#1,39535
1942#1,49730
1941#2,27214
1940#1,79220
1939#3,7826
1938#3,8476#3,1756
1937#4,2555
1936
1935#2,9269
1934#4,2865
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First appearance
1934

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 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #620 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,995 girlsMNIllinois: #570 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,819 girlsILWisconsin: #659 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,198 girlsWIMichigan: #591 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,386 girlsMINew York: #843 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,720 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #545 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,093 girlsINOhio: #1,001 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,579 girlsOHPennsylvania: #636 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,196 girlsPANew Jersey: #959 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,562 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #668 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 4,787 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #486 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,288 girlsMOKentucky: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,927 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedDEArizona: #731 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,548 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedARTennessee: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,186 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #529 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #457 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,964 girlsALGeorgia: #683 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,116 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedHITexas: #773 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsTXFlorida: #820 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,625 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#457 · 1 in 2,964
  2. Missouri#486 · 1 in 3,288
  3. Kentucky#499 · 1 in 3,927
  4. Louisiana#529 · 1 in 3,139
  5. Indiana#545 · 1 in 4,093

Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#45771 in 2,964
Missouri#48691 in 3,288
Kentucky#49951 in 3,927
Louisiana#52971 in 3,139
Indiana#54581 in 4,093
Illinois#570191 in 3,819
Tennessee#57071 in 4,186
Michigan#591121 in 4,386
Minnesota#62051 in 4,995
Pennsylvania#636121 in 5,196
Wisconsin#65951 in 5,198
California#668491 in 4,787
Georgia#68381 in 5,116
Arizona#73161 in 4,548
Texas#773241 in 5,686
Florida#820111 in 6,625
New York#843161 in 6,720
New Jersey#95951 in 8,562
Ohio#1,00161 in 10,579
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1934
  • Peaked 1968 at #8 (20,058 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1966–1971
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1958–1980
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1947–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 82
  • Highest: 1 in 82 girls born in 1968 were named Tammy (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 39,202 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 54.9% of all girls named Tammy (182,231) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s31#2,926 (1935)#3,819
1940s490#958 (1947)#1,340
1950s29,176#31 (1959)#555
1960s182,231#8 (1968)#15
1970s98,830#8 (1970)#34
1980s15,645#96 (1980)#221
1990s3,311#450 (1990)#712
2000s1,561#1,081 (2000)#1,432
2010s545#2,589 (2010)#3,094
2020s195#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 1995

girls
#750
272 births · 1 in 6,465 girls

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #750Tammy272
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 6,465 of them was named Tammy, which outranked 95.2% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tammy
  1. #746Constance273
  2. #746Cori273
  3. #746Tonya273
  4. #750Tammy272
  5. #750Darlene272
  6. #750Scarlett272
  7. #753Jana271
  8. #754Kalyn270
  9. #754Rikki270

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. 6,718Iridian#7,604#886
  2. 2,689Daija#3,615#926
  3. 2,119Lyric#2,752#633
  4. 1,910Daja#2,877#967
  5. 1,602Shania#2,047#445
Fallers
  1. 1,205Nohely#896#2,101
  2. 1,048Zana#802#1,850
  3. 869Kadijah#512#1,381
  4. 609Clarisa#664#1,273
  5. 514Dayana#751#1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995