Girls' name · since 1957
Tammye
Tammye has 666 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 666
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 666 recorded since 1957.
Tammye has 666 recorded births among girls since 1957, 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 1957 to 1980.
- #9,852 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 666 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tammye ranks #9,852 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 666 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 666
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammye's 666 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tammye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tammye splits its recorded history at 1968: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tammye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1980
- Peak year (1962)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tammye by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (418 births, 63% of the file).
1960s was Tammye's strongest decade.
418 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tammye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
418 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 418 births (63% of all-time use).
How Tammye 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 Tammye's total volume
Tammye by state
Where Tammye concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 170 | 25.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 34 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 23 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 15 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.9% |
170 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Tammye's decade-level peak was the 1960s (418 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tammyes (170 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Tammye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1957–1980 (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 Tammye 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.