Recorded 1927–2023 Girls' name Peak 1963 35,375 births

Tammie — girls' name

35,375 babies named Tammie in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s901950s39811960s193451970s95801980s18031990s3702000s1422010s532020s6
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tammie was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

2,246 babies were named Tammie in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammie

The Social Security Administration has registered 35,375 babies named Tammie between 1927 and 2023, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 2,246 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 19,345 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Tammie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,297 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tammie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammie 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 35,375 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.

Tammie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

35,375

Since 1927

97 years of records

Peak year

1963

2,246 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1927

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tammie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1927

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1963)
2,246
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,0002,500 202320071997198719771967195719471927 5

Tammie popularity over time — boys

134 total births recorded since 1959 (Tammie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 134 births
46810121416 1984197419711967196319601959 9

Tammie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
19,345 births that decade — 55% of Tammie's all-time total
1920s51940s901950s39811960s193451970s95801980s18031990s3702000s1422010s532020s6

Tammie by state

Where Tammie concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tammie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,297 9.3%
#2 California
2,614 7.4%
#3 Georgia
1,626 4.6%
#4 Ohio
1,599 4.5%
#5 Illinois
1,503 4.2%
#6 Michigan
1,491 4.2%
#7 Tennessee
1,370 3.9%
#8 Florida
1,367 3.9%
Texas share of Tammie's total US births 9.3%
Even split

3,297 of 35,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Tammie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammie?
35,375 babies have been named Tammie since 1927. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1963 with 2,246 births.
When was Tammie most popular?
Tammie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 19,345 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Tammie most popular?
The top states for the name Tammie are Texas (3,297 births), California (2,614 births), Georgia (1,626 births).
How long has the name Tammie been used?
Tammie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 97 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tammie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tamika, 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, 1927–2023 (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.