Recorded 1957–1974 Girls' name Peak 1958 150 births

Tamey — girls' name

150 babies named Tamey in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s551960s701970s25
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tamey was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tamey in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamey

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Tamey between 1957 and 1974, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 150 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tamey at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

150

Since 1957

18 years of records

Peak year

1958

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1957

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1974

Tamey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1957

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1958)
25
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
051015202530 19741972197019671963196119591957 8

Tamey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
70 births that decade — 47% of Tamey's all-time total
1950s551960s701970s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamey?
150 babies have been named Tamey since 1957. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1958 with 25 births.
When was Tamey most popular?
Tamey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Tamey been used?
Tamey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 18 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Tamey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.