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Tami

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1960s/1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a modern respelling of Tammy, a pet form of Tamara, Hebrew for date palm, or used as an independent nickname name

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tami peaked in the 1960s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

730 people · the #10,299 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 32

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Tami living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Tami

Most people given the name Tami in the United States were born between 1960 and 1979. The Tami you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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