Girls' name · since 1957
Tamy
623 babies named Tamy in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 623 recorded since 1957.
Tamy has 623 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 1996.
- #10,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 623 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamy ranks #10,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 623 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamy's 623 recorded births place it above 85.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tamy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamy's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1996
- Peak year (1960)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tamy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (282 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Tamy's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tamy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
127 births
- 1960s
1960s
282 births
- 1970s
1970s
168 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 282 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tamy 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 Tamy's total volume
Tamy by state
Where Tamy concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
36 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Tamy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tamys (36 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1957–1996 (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 Tamy 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.