Tamara vs Tammy

Side-by-side comparison of Tamara and Tammy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1761

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Name B

Tammy

Girl name · Rank #4794

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Metric Tamara Tammy
Current Rank #1761 #4794
Total Births (all years) 131,286 332,015
Peak Year 1970 1963
Peak Year Births 4,721 21,199
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1917 1934

Births by Decade

Decade Tamara Tammy
1910s 6 -
1920s 30 -
1930s 292 31
1940s 2,365 490
1950s 13,091 29,176
1960s 39,006 182,231
1970s 37,076 98,830
1980s 21,235 15,645
1990s 10,695 3,311
2000s 5,101 1,561
2010s 1,721 545
2020s 668 195

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamara Tammy
2014 168 55
2015 181 44
2016 155 65
2017 141 59
2018 114 36
2019 124 48
2020 107 34
2021 106 32
2022 120 27
2023 109 33
2024 115 28
2025 111 41

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2025.

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