Girls' name · since 1950
Tammi
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 13,884 babies named Tammi, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13,884
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13,884 recorded since 1950.
Tammi has 13,884 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2013.
- #1,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13,884 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tammi ranks #1,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13,884 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13,884
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammi's 13,884 recorded births place it above 98.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tammi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tammi splits its recorded history at 1981: 9% of all births land in the more recent half, 91% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 873 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tammi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2013
- Peak year (1968)
- 873
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Tammi by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6,514 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Tammi's strongest decade.
6,514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tammi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 1,100
1950s
1,100 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,514 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,815 births
- 1980s 1,130
1980s
1,130 births
- 1990s 224
1990s
224 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6,514 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tammi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tammi's total volume
Tammi by state
Where Tammi concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,308 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 774 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 772 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 765 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 733 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 687 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 656 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 472 | 3.4% |
1,308 of 13,884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Tammi appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tammi's data
- Tammi's decade-level peak was the 1960s (6,514 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tammis (1,308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tammi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tammi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.