Tammy
A pet form of Tamara or Tamsin, and reinforced by the 1957 film Tammy.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor and Debbie Reynolds's chart-topping theme song turned a nickname into a top-10 name almost overnight.
Tammy first shows up in the national records in 1934. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1958 to 1980. It spent 7 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1963, when 21,199 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 12 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1966, at No. 8. All told, 333,407 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Tami (38,017), Tammie (35,514), Tammi (13,884), Tamie (3,237), Tammey (778), Tammye (666) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Tamara
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 31 | No. 2926 |
| 1940s | 490 | No. 958 |
| 1950s | 29,176 | No. 31 |
| 1960s | 182,231 | No. 8 |
| 1970s | 98,830 | No. 8 |
| 1980s | 15,645 | No. 96 |
| 1990s | 3,311 | No. 450 |
| 2000s | 1,561 | No. 1081 |
| 2010s | 545 | No. 2589 |
| 2020s | 195 | No. 3645 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.