Girls' name · since 1934
Tammy
Tammy has 332,015 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 332,015
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tammy is the #3661 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 332,015 recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tammy has been recorded 332,015 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #3661 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,661 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 332,015 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tammy ranks #117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,661 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 332,015 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 332,015
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammy's 332,015 recorded births place it above 99.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tammy compares
332,015 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tammy's all-time total is 883x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tammy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 332,015 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21,199 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tammy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tammy splits its recorded history at 1980: 6% of all births land in the more recent half, 94% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 21,199 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tammy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 21,199
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Tammy popularity over time - boys
1,392 total births recorded since 1938 (Tammy as boys' name)
Tammy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (182,231 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Tammy's strongest decade.
182,231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tammy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 490
1940s
490 births
- 1950s 29,176
1950s
29,176 births
- 1960s
1960s
182,231 births
- 1970s
1970s
98,830 births
- 1980s 15,645
1980s
15,645 births
- 1990s 3,311
1990s
3,311 births
- 2000s 1,561
2000s
1,561 births
- 2010s 545
2010s
545 births
- 2020s 195
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 182,231 births (55% of all-time use).
How Tammy 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 Tammy's total volume
Tammy by state
Where Tammy concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21,382 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 19,135 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18,953 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17,373 | 5.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 15,683 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 14,778 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 14,584 | 4.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 14,530 | 4.4% |
21,382 of 332,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tammy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tammy's data
- Tammy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (182,231 total births); usage has since declined to 195 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tammys (21,382 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 Tammy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Tammy 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.