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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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—
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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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedAKMaine: #191 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedNHWashington: #63 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 238 girlsWAIdaho: #131 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 469 girlsIDMontana: #59 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 211 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #100 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 338 girlsNDMinnesota: #135 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 571 girlsMNIllinois: #213 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsILWisconsin: #126 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 581 girlsWIMichigan: #215 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsMINew York: #321 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 2,165 girlsNYMassachusetts: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,937 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedRIOregon: #63 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 232 girlsORNevada: #84 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 259 girlsNVWyoming: #128 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 405 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #117 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 429 girlsSDIowa: #101 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 382 girlsIAIndiana: #188 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 934 girlsINOhio: #131 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 616 girlsOHPennsylvania: #215 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,274 girlsPANew Jersey: #277 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsNJConnecticut: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,558 girlsCTCalifornia: #134 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 606 girlsCAUtah: #173 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 719 girlsUTColorado: #163 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 691 girlsCONebraska: #127 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 525 girlsNEMissouri: #194 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 959 girlsMOKentucky: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsKYWest Virginia: #239 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsWVVirginia: #302 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsVAMaryland: #200 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedDEArizona: #199 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 788 girlsAZNew Mexico: #181 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 745 girlsNMKansas: #184 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 810 girlsKSArkansas: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsARTennessee: #234 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #222 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,753 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsDCOklahoma: #179 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 774 girlsOKLouisiana: #442 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,039 girlsLAMississippi: #492 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsMSAlabama: #231 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsALGeorgia: #252 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsGAHawaii: #250 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 906 girlsHITexas: #233 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsTXFlorida: #187 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 871 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#59 · 1 in 211
  2. Oregon#63 · 1 in 232
  3. Washington#63 · 1 in 238
  4. Nevada#84 · 1 in 259
  5. North Dakota#100 · 1 in 338

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#59231 in 211
Oregon#63581 in 232
Washington#63931 in 238
Nevada#84121 in 259
North Dakota#100151 in 338
Iowa#101581 in 382
South Dakota#117121 in 429
Wisconsin#126631 in 581
Nebraska#127221 in 525
Wyoming#12851 in 405
Idaho#131101 in 469
Ohio#1311431 in 616
California#1342671 in 606
Minnesota#135551 in 571
Colorado#163231 in 691
Utah#173121 in 719
Oklahoma#179221 in 774
New Mexico#181131 in 745
Kansas#184191 in 810
Florida#187511 in 871
Indiana#188461 in 934
Maine#19181 in 1,026
Missouri#194381 in 959
Arizona#199171 in 788
Maryland#200261 in 1,085
Illinois#213781 in 1,170
Michigan#215621 in 1,190
Pennsylvania#215731 in 1,274
North Carolina#222301 in 1,393
Alabama#231241 in 1,229
Texas#233791 in 1,214
Tennessee#234231 in 1,392
West Virginia#23991 in 1,506
Hawaii#25061 in 906
Georgia#252271 in 1,513
Arkansas#266101 in 1,493
New Jersey#277291 in 1,857
Virginia#302171 in 2,145
District of Columbia#31361 in 1,950
Kentucky#315121 in 2,232
New York#321711 in 2,165
Connecticut#32591 in 2,558
Massachusetts#363121 in 3,937
South Carolina#43361 in 3,753
Louisiana#442111 in 3,039
Mississippi#49251 in 4,159
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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 1965

girls
#192
1,722 births · 1 in 1,025 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #192Tami1,722
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,025 of them was named Tami, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tami
  1. #189Kimberley1,799
  2. #190Sue1,775
  3. #191Kristen1,726
  4. #192Tami1,722
  5. #193Sandy1,706
  6. #194Gwendolyn1,702
  7. #195Angie1,697
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →