Recorded 1950–2013 Girls' name Peak 1968 13,884 births

Tammi — girls' name

13,884 babies named Tammi in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

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

1968
Single peak year

874 babies were named Tammi in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammi

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,884 babies named Tammi between 1950 and 2013, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 874 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6,514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tammi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,308 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tammi in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammi 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 13,884 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.

Tammi at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

13,884

Since 1950

64 years of records

Peak year

1968

874 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1950

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tammi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1950

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1968)
874
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Tammi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
6,514 births that decade — 47% of Tammi's all-time total
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Tammi by state

Where Tammi concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tammi
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%
California share of Tammi's total US births 9.4%
Even split

1,308 of 13,884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Tammi appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammi?
13,884 babies have been named Tammi since 1950. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1968 with 874 births.
When was Tammi most popular?
Tammi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6,514 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Tammi most popular?
The top states for the name Tammi are California (1,308 births), Pennsylvania (774 births), Texas (772 births).
How long has the name Tammi been used?
Tammi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 64 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tammi?
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.

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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, 1950–2013 (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.