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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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—
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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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #143 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 569 girlsAKMaine: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNHWashington: #378 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #170 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsMNIllinois: #263 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsILWisconsin: #191 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsWIMichigan: #191 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsMINew York: #302 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedRIOregon: #356 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,234 girlsORNevada: 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: #198 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsIAIndiana: #285 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,002 girlsINOhio: #225 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsOHPennsylvania: #195 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsPANew Jersey: #216 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsNJConnecticut: #173 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 896 girlsCTCalifornia: #345 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsCAUtah: #441 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,869 girlsUTColorado: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #187 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsMOKentucky: #126 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 708 girlsKYWest Virginia: #142 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 702 girlsWVVirginia: #186 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsVAMaryland: #162 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 927 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedDEArizona: #241 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsAZNew Mexico: #142 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 640 girlsNMKansas: #187 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 977 girlsKSArkansas: #143 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 747 girlsARTennessee: #192 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #159 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 889 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 811 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tammy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #214 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsOKLouisiana: #152 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 813 girlsLAMississippi: #177 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 867 girlsMSAlabama: #139 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 726 girlsALGeorgia: #143 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 773 girlsGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 700 girlsHITexas: #220 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsTXFlorida: #200 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#126 · 1 in 708
  2. Alabama#139 · 1 in 726
  3. New Mexico#142 · 1 in 640
  4. West Virginia#142 · 1 in 702
  5. Alaska#143 · 1 in 569

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#126301 in 708
Alabama#139301 in 726
New Mexico#142151 in 640
West Virginia#142141 in 702
Alaska#14371 in 569
Arkansas#143171 in 747
Georgia#143481 in 773
Louisiana#152371 in 813
North Carolina#159401 in 889
South Carolina#160221 in 811
Maryland#162261 in 927
Minnesota#170281 in 1,019
Connecticut#173191 in 896
Hawaii#17571 in 700
Mississippi#177171 in 867
Virginia#186291 in 1,136
Kansas#187151 in 977
Missouri#187291 in 1,110
Michigan#191511 in 1,123
Wisconsin#191261 in 1,179
Tennessee#192251 in 1,111
Pennsylvania#195621 in 1,115
Iowa#198151 in 1,150
Florida#200541 in 1,208
Oklahoma#214161 in 1,258
New Jersey#216301 in 1,347
Texas#2201041 in 1,282
Ohio#225461 in 1,502
Maine#23051 in 1,272
Massachusetts#235231 in 1,521
Arizona#241191 in 1,210
Illinois#263441 in 1,659
Indiana#285171 in 2,002
New York#302561 in 1,909
Colorado#324111 in 1,996
California#3451021 in 1,983
Oregon#35671 in 2,234
Washington#378111 in 2,513
Utah#44151 in 2,869
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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 1985

girls
#217
1,196 births · 1 in 1,439 girls
boys
#3,216
14 births · 1 in 132,015 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #217Tammy1,196

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #3,216Tammy14
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,439 of them was named Tammy, which outranked 98.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tammy
  1. #214Nina1,200
  2. #214Shawna1,200
  3. #216Sierra1,198
  4. #217Tammy1,196
  5. #218Nikki1,195
  6. #219Donna1,191
  7. #220Claire1,187
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 132,015 of them was named Tammy, which outranked 57.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tammy
  1. #3,070Wendy15
  2. #3,070Wilhelm15
  3. #3,070Zackory15
  4. #3,216Tammy14
  5. #3,216Abdulrahman14
  6. #3,216Alastair14
  7. #3,216Albino14
  8. #3,401Abdulaziz13
  9. #3,401Aldon13
  10. #3,401Alegandro13

Tied with 184 names at #3,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →