Recorded 1958–1972 Girls' name Peak 1962 92 births

Tammee — girls' name

92 babies named Tammee in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s651970s14
1960s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tammee was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tammee in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammee

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Tammee between 1958 and 1972, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tammee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tammee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammee 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 92 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.

Tammee at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

92

Since 1958

15 years of records

Peak year

1962

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1958

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1972

Tammee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1958

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1962)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 197219701969196719661964196319621961196019591958 8

Tammee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
65 births that decade — 71% of Tammee's all-time total
1950s131960s651970s14

Tammee by state

Where Tammee concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tammee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.4%
California share of Tammee's total US births 5.4%

5 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammee?
92 babies have been named Tammee since 1958. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1962 with 12 births.
When was Tammee most popular?
Tammee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Tammee most popular?
The top states for the name Tammee are California (5 births).
How long has the name Tammee been used?
Tammee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 15 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Tammee?
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, 1958–1972 (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.