Tami

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 1982 at #6,385
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1959 · 2,741 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
37,927
since 1942

Tami over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tami has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #154, 1959girls
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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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2025#8,36212—
2024#11,1228—
2023#9,61610—
2022#12,2437—
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2018#13,7936—
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2016#11,7818—
2015#11,8358—
2014#13,0697—
2013#10,23510—
2012#9,71111—
2011#10,37410—
2010#14,9596—
2009#13,7047—
2008#11,5999—
2007#7,73316—
2006#8,71513—
2005#8,33013—
2004#5,20824—
2003#6,88516—
2002#5,44421—
2001#4,56426—
2000#4,79124—
1999#3,97029—
1998#4,23826—
1997#2,82043—
1996#2,59148—
1995#2,97739—
1994#2,54149—
1993#2,41752—
1992#2,07865—
1991#1,74083—
1990#1,67088—
1989#1,315119—
1988#1,181128—
1987#941174—
1986#714251—
1985#705248—
1984#603296—
1983#530358—
1982#500405#6,3855
1981#466455—
1980#419527—
1979#354651—
1978#349619#5,7725
1977#355622#4,1648
1976#318710—
1975#289832—
1974#268947#3,8378
1973#2521,001—
1972#2151,288#4,4416
1971#2061,452#4,3756
1970#2061,556#3,5218
1969#2061,533#4,4045
1968#1911,659—
1967#2071,488—
1966#2031,534—
1965#1921,722—
1964#2051,733#4,0395
1963#1842,078—
1962#1772,209#4,0335
1961#1742,227—
1960#1762,259#4,0385
1959#1542,741#3,9885
1958#1901,829—
1957#315850—
1956#879128—
1955#967105—
1954#1,06485—
1953#1,27658—
1952#1,33352—
1951#1,84228—
1950#1,95524—
1949#1,73630#3,6905
1948#1,62133—
1947#1,79029#2,8628
1946#1,86024#3,1736
1945#2,74211—
1944#2,94610—
1943#3,4938—
1942#3,7387—
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First appearance
1942

The first year at least five girls were named Tami! It came in at #3,738, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2017, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tami is popular in 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedAKMaine: #267 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #144 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 672 girlsNHWashington: #71 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 264 girlsWAIdaho: #102 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 341 girlsIDMontana: #67 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 224 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #137 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 510 girlsNDMinnesota: #134 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 565 girlsMNIllinois: #235 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsILWisconsin: #137 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 649 girlsWIMichigan: #217 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsMINew York: #319 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsNYMassachusetts: #294 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsMARhode Island: #210 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsRIOregon: #57 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 218 girlsORNevada: #75 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 233 girlsNVWyoming: #110 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 335 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #129 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 481 girlsSDIowa: #106 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 402 girlsIAIndiana: #182 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 884 girlsINOhio: #156 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 770 girlsOHPennsylvania: #205 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsPANew Jersey: #305 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsNJConnecticut: #285 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsCTCalifornia: #137 for girls · 283 births · 1 in 607 girlsCAUtah: #128 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 470 girlsUTColorado: #170 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 682 girlsCONebraska: #158 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 685 girlsNEMissouri: #241 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsMOKentucky: #260 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsKYWest Virginia: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,047 girlsWVVirginia: #337 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,656 girlsVAMaryland: #425 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,758 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedDEArizona: #181 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 696 girlsAZNew Mexico: #244 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsNMKansas: #175 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 781 girlsKSArkansas: #272 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsARTennessee: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #327 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,006 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #331 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,079 girlsDCOklahoma: #187 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 860 girlsOKLouisiana: #458 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsLAMississippi: #335 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsMSAlabama: #288 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsALGeorgia: #273 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedHITexas: #246 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsTXFlorida: #202 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 980 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#57 · 1 in 218
  2. Montana#67 · 1 in 224
  3. Washington#71 · 1 in 264
  4. Nevada#75 · 1 in 233
  5. Idaho#102 · 1 in 341

Best ever in a state: #44 in Oregon, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#57631 in 218
Montana#67241 in 224
Washington#71911 in 264
Nevada#75141 in 233
Idaho#102151 in 341
Iowa#106601 in 402
Wyoming#11071 in 335
Utah#128201 in 470
South Dakota#129131 in 481
Minnesota#134601 in 565
California#1372831 in 607
North Dakota#137111 in 510
Wisconsin#137611 in 649
New Hampshire#14481 in 672
Ohio#1561221 in 770
Nebraska#158191 in 685
Colorado#170261 in 682
Kansas#175221 in 781
Arizona#181211 in 696
Indiana#182531 in 884
Oklahoma#187221 in 860
Florida#202491 in 980
Pennsylvania#205861 in 1,163
Rhode Island#21051 in 1,516
Michigan#217641 in 1,221
Illinois#235721 in 1,363
Missouri#241271 in 1,464
New Mexico#244101 in 1,058
Texas#246871 in 1,199
Kentucky#260181 in 1,655
Maine#26751 in 1,794
Arkansas#272111 in 1,582
Georgia#273251 in 1,755
Connecticut#285121 in 2,018
Alabama#288181 in 1,787
Massachusetts#294201 in 2,510
New Jersey#305251 in 2,277
South Carolina#307121 in 2,006
New York#319741 in 2,172
North Carolina#327191 in 2,427
District of Columbia#33161 in 2,079
Tennessee#333131 in 2,679
Mississippi#335111 in 2,064
Virginia#337151 in 2,656
West Virginia#37851 in 3,047
Maryland#42581 in 3,758
Louisiana#458111 in 3,301
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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 Tami
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 2,760 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #8,362)
  • 3,473 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #8,362)
  • Biggest jump: 564 spots in 1957 (#879 → #315)
  • Biggest drop: 240 spots in 1988 (#941 → #1,181)
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1942
  • Peaked 1959 at #154 (2,741 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1955–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 738
  • Highest: 1 in 738 girls born in 1959 were named Tami (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 48.6% of all girls named Tami (18,442) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s152#1,621 (1948)#2,491
1950s5,900#154 (1959)#998
1960s18,442#174 (1961)#192
1970s9,678#206 (1970)#281
1980s2,961#419 (1980)#737
1990s522#1,670 (1990)#2,704
2000s169#4,564 (2001)#7,697
2010s66#9,711 (2012)#11,970
2020s37#8,362 (2025)#10,336

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.

Tami in 1964

girls
#205
1,733 births · 1 in 1,093 girls
boys
#4,039
5 births · 1 in 398,540 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #205Tami1,733

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #4,039Tami5
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,093 of them was named Tami, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tami
  1. #202Dianne1,823
  2. #203Juanita1,806
  3. #204Marsha1,782
  4. #205Tami1,733
  5. #206Kristin1,724
  6. #207Ronda1,715
  7. #208Teri1,713
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 398,540 of them was named Tami, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tami
  1. #3,601Willim6
  2. #3,601Yosef6
  3. #3,601Yuri6
  4. #4,039Tami5
  5. #4,039Abdullah5
  6. #4,039Abelino5
  7. #4,039Abie5

Tied with 555 names at #4,039; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →