# Tammy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tammy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtæmi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Tammi, Tammie |
| US babies named this | 333,407 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,392 / 332,015 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 754, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A diminutive of Tamsin and Tamara, later also used for new names beginning with Tam such as Tamika and Tamiya.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58 | 2,986 |
| 2012 | 57 | 3,002 |
| 2013 | 53 | 3,120 |
| 2014 | 55 | 3,074 |
| 2015 | 44 | 3,588 |
| 2016 | 65 | 2,694 |
| 2017 | 59 | 2,869 |
| 2018 | 36 | 4,067 |
| 2019 | 48 | 3,330 |
| 2020 | 34 | 4,156 |
| 2021 | 32 | 4,402 |
| 2022 | 27 | 5,010 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4,352 |
| 2024 | 28 | 4,881 |
| 2025 | 41 | 3,703 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22 | 2,195 |
| 1979 | 16 | 2,887 |
| 1980 | 18 | 2,718 |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,456 |
| 1982 | 13 | 3,462 |
| 1983 | 18 | 2,661 |
| 1984 | 15 | 3,089 |
| 1985 | 14 | 3,371 |
| 1986 | 14 | 3,425 |
| 1987 | 14 | 3,488 |
| 1988 | 7 | 6,344 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,851 |
| 1990 | 10 | 5,325 |
| 1991 | 5 | 9,463 |
| 1999 | 5 | 11,408 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14 | 1,901 |
| 2011 | 17 | 1,665 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,961 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,869 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4,192 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Tammy

- Tammy Duckworth, American politician and military officer (born 1968)
- Tammy Abraham, English association football player
- Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician (born 1962)
- Tammy Blanchard, American actress and singer
- Tammy Grimes, American actress and singer (1934-2016)
- Tammy Jackson, American basketball player (born 1962)
- Tammy Bruce, American conservative radio host, author, and political commentator
- Tammy Cleland, American synchronized swimmer
- Tammy Lynn Michaels, American actress
- Tammy Lauren, American actress
- Tammy Miller, field hockey player
- Tammy Crow, American synchronized swimmer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.