Tammy
Girl name · #3661 in 2025 · Uniqueness 69/100
Tammy is currently the #3661 girl name in the United States — 41 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3533, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 43,902 girls born in 2025 was named Tammy.
The 91-year story
Tammy first appears in the Social Security records in 1934, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1963, when 21,199 girls were named Tammy — good for #12 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Tammy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tammy in class?
Tammy scores 69 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Tammy will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Tammy is most common
State-level data for Tammy is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Tammy
Statistically, parents drawn to Tammy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Tommy, Tracy, Kathy, Becky, and Vicky.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tammy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3645 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4276 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4907 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4326 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4078 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4001 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2835 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2667 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3533 |
| 2014 | 55 | #3041 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3076 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2978 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2945 |
| 2010 | 70 | #2589 |
| 2009 | 96 | #2102 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1808 |
| 2007 | 122 | #1760 |
| 2006 | 148 | #1488 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1406 |
| 2004 | 164 | #1302 |
| 2003 | 182 | #1180 |
| 2002 | 194 | #1094 |
| 2001 | 192 | #1102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tammy a popular girl name?
Tammy ranked #3661 among girls in 2025 with 41 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3533.
When was the name Tammy most popular?
Tammy peaked in 1963, when 21,199 American girls received the name (ranked #12 that year). Since 1963 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Tammy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 43,902 newborn American girls was named Tammy. It scores 69/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.