Tammy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Tammy is a feminine given name. It can be a short form of the names Tamsin, Thomasina, Thomasin, Tamar, Tamara, Tamora or other names starting with Tam.

From Wikipedia

Tammy first appears in the data in 1969 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1973 with 284 babies (rank #51 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Tammy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tammy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,948

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

284

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tammy

Tammy Abrahamassociation football player · b. 1997
Tammy Duckworthhelicopter pilot · b. 1968
Tammy Baldwinpolitician · b. 1962
Tammy Blanchardfilm actor · b. 1976

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1969	158	#82
1970	184	#72
1971	199	#74
1972	240	#59
1973	284	#51
1974	248	#53
1975	245	#55
1976	234	#51
1977	225	#52
1978	207	#55
1979	201	#55
1980	157	#72
1981	177	#69
1982	53	#103
1983	48	#107
1984	47	#111
1987	41	#106