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Worldwide Name Statistics

Tammy

Ranked #175 - 1 in 28,493 people
US

Most common in

United States

281k bearers

World total

280,771

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#175

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States281k
Worldwide
~281k
rank #175
Rarity
1 in 28,493
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~281k in US

About the name Tammy

There are an estimated 280,771 people named Tammy alive worldwide today. That ranks Tammy at #175 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Tammy is held by approximately 280,771 people, ranking #175 among first names. That works out to roughly 85 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 1,182 U.S. residents).

Historically Tammy is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.6% female).

Tammy appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.4%Female 99.6%

Tammy popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Tammy, 1934 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1934: 5
  2. 1935: 9
  3. 1937: 5
  4. 1938: 12
  5. 1939: 6
  6. 1940: 20
  7. 1941: 14
  8. 1942: 30
  9. 1943: 35
  10. 1944: 44
  11. 1945: 45
  12. 1946: 54
  13. 1947: 86
  14. 1948: 78
  15. 1949: 84
  16. 1950: 92
  17. 1951: 89
  18. 1952: 129
  19. 1953: 183
  20. 1954: 193
  21. 1955: 197
  22. 1956: 261
  23. 1957: 4,399
  24. 1958: 10k
  25. 1959: 14k
  26. 1960: 14k
  27. 1961: 16k
  28. 1962: 17k
  29. 1963: 21k
  30. 1964: 20k
  31. 1965: 18k
  32. 1966: 19k
  33. 1967: 19k
  34. 1968: 20k
  35. 1969: 19k
  36. 1970: 20k
  37. 1971: 18k
  38. 1972: 14k
  39. 1973: 11k
  40. 1974: 9,299
  41. 1975: 7,574
  42. 1976: 6,263
  43. 1977: 5,339
  44. 1978: 4,092
  45. 1979: 3,774
  46. 1980: 3,152
  47. 1981: 2,595
  48. 1982: 2,275
  49. 1983: 1,799
  50. 1984: 1,522
  51. 1985: 1,210
  52. 1986: 1,021
  53. 1987: 878
  54. 1988: 726
  55. 1989: 596
  56. 1990: 559
  57. 1991: 447
  58. 1992: 442
  59. 1993: 358
  60. 1994: 327
  61. 1995: 272
  62. 1996: 225
  63. 1997: 237
  64. 1998: 254
  65. 1999: 210
  66. 2000: 191
  67. 2001: 192
  68. 2002: 194
  69. 2003: 182
  70. 2004: 164
  71. 2005: 152
  72. 2006: 148
  73. 2007: 122
  74. 2008: 120
  75. 2009: 96
  76. 2010: 70
  77. 2011: 58
  78. 2012: 57
  79. 2013: 53
  80. 2014: 55
  81. 2015: 44
  82. 2016: 65
  83. 2017: 59
  84. 2018: 36
  85. 2019: 48
  86. 2020: 34
  87. 2021: 32
  88. 2022: 27
  89. 2023: 33
  90. 2024: 28
  91. 2025: 41

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Tammy worldwide?

There are an estimated 280,771 people named Tammy alive worldwide today, ranking #175 globally.

Is Tammy a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 28,493 people. In the United States there are roughly 280,771 bearers, which is 1 in 1,182 Americans.

Is Tammy a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Tammy is used 0.4% male and 99.6% female.

Where does the name Tammy come from?

Who are famous people named Tammy?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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