Recorded 1957–1983 Girls' name Peak 1960 778 births

Tammey — girls' name

778 babies named Tammey in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1111960s4651970s1951980s7
1960s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tammey was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

54 babies were named Tammey in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammey

The Social Security Administration has registered 778 babies named Tammey between 1957 and 1983, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 465 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tammey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Tammey in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammey 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 778 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.

Tammey at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

778

Since 1957

27 years of records

Peak year

1960

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1957

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1983

Tammey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1957

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1960)
54
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0204060 198319771974197119681965196219591957 14

Tammey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
465 births that decade — 60% of Tammey's all-time total
1950s1111960s4651970s1951980s7

Tammey by state

Where Tammey concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tammey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 4.5%
#2 Ohio
29 3.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
18 2.3%
#4 Texas
17 2.2%
#5 New York
12 1.5%
#6 Michigan
8 1.0%
#7 Illinois
7 0.9%
California share of Tammey's total US births 4.5%
Even split

35 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammey?
778 babies have been named Tammey since 1957. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1960 with 54 births.
When was Tammey most popular?
Tammey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 465 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Tammey most popular?
The top states for the name Tammey are California (35 births), Ohio (29 births), Pennsylvania (18 births).
How long has the name Tammey been used?
Tammey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 27 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tammey?
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, 1957–1983 (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.