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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #117 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 358 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #180 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 935 girlsNHWashington: #80 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 289 girlsWAIdaho: #86 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 290 girlsIDMontana: #64 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 227 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #100 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 331 girlsNDMinnesota: #117 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 481 girlsMNIllinois: #276 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,725 girlsILWisconsin: #117 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 531 girlsWIMichigan: #187 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 980 girlsMINew York: #283 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsNYMassachusetts: #336 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedRIOregon: #70 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 265 girlsORNevada: #86 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 243 girlsNVWyoming: #108 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 343 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #103 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 364 girlsSDIowa: #101 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 405 girlsIAIndiana: #187 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsINOhio: #144 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 722 girlsOHPennsylvania: #254 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,628 girlsPANew Jersey: #300 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,150 girlsNJConnecticut: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,756 girlsCTCalifornia: #151 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 693 girlsCAUtah: #98 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 368 girlsUTColorado: #138 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 541 girlsCONebraska: #120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 460 girlsNEMissouri: #281 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsMOKentucky: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,547 girlsKYWest Virginia: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,448 girlsVAMaryland: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedDEArizona: #166 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 640 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedNMKansas: #165 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 716 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedARTennessee: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #373 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #211 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tami, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #150 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 651 girlsOKLouisiana: #284 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsLAMississippi: #267 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsMSAlabama: #341 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,301 girlsALGeorgia: #248 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsGAHawaii: #188 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 700 girlsHITexas: #275 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsTXFlorida: #217 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#64 · 1 in 227
  2. Oregon#70 · 1 in 265
  3. Washington#80 · 1 in 289
  4. Nevada#86 · 1 in 243
  5. Idaho#86 · 1 in 290

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#64201 in 227
Oregon#70501 in 265
Washington#80741 in 289
Idaho#86151 in 290
Nevada#86121 in 243
Utah#98241 in 368
North Dakota#100141 in 331
Iowa#101521 in 405
South Dakota#103131 in 364
Wyoming#10851 in 343
Alaska#11761 in 358
Minnesota#117611 in 481
Wisconsin#117671 in 531
Nebraska#120231 in 460
Colorado#138281 in 541
Ohio#1441181 in 722
Oklahoma#150241 in 651
California#1512221 in 693
Kansas#165201 in 716
Arizona#166201 in 640
New Hampshire#18051 in 935
Indiana#187421 in 1,001
Michigan#187751 in 980
Hawaii#18871 in 700
South Carolina#211201 in 1,062
Florida#217381 in 1,129
West Virginia#222101 in 1,261
Georgia#248261 in 1,488
Pennsylvania#254551 in 1,628
Mississippi#267141 in 1,393
Tennessee#275171 in 1,784
Texas#275631 in 1,459
Illinois#276511 in 1,725
Missouri#281191 in 1,820
New York#283831 in 1,757
Louisiana#284211 in 1,526
New Jersey#300241 in 2,150
Virginia#317141 in 2,448
Massachusetts#336151 in 3,003
Alabama#341121 in 2,301
Maryland#346101 in 2,734
Connecticut#35481 in 2,756
North Carolina#373131 in 3,053
Kentucky#40071 in 3,547
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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 1966

girls
#203
1,534 births · 1 in 1,103 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #203Tami1,534
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,103 of them was named Tami, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,624 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. #200Jo1,590
  2. #201Monique1,559
  3. #202Caroline1,551
  4. #203Tami1,534
  5. #204Juanita1,533
  6. #205Kristina1,529
  7. #205Sonia1,529
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →