The first name Tami
A girl’s name from Japanese.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Japanese origin
Borrowed from Japanese たみ (Tami).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Tami, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 6 births (#2,407).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tami with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tami at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 12 girls born in the United States were named Tami, the 8,813th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 2,741 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tami
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tami KiuruFinnish ski jumper, born 1976
- Tami ErinAmerican actress, model, singer, and fashion designer, born 1974
- Tami HoagAmerican writer, born 1959
- Tami RomanAmerican television personality (born 1970)
More Japanese girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Tami mean?
- Borrowed from Japanese たみ (Tami).
- What is the origin of the name Tami?
- Borrowed from Japanese たみ (Tami).
- How popular is the name Tami?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tami, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1998, with 6 births.
- Is Tami a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 38,017 US babies named Tami since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tami most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 2,741 babies were named Tami, its highest rank at 154th.