Tammy
Meaning
pet form of Tamara, traditionally 'palm tree'
Tammy in song
Tammy
Debbie Reynolds (1957)
Debbie Reynolds sang it in the film Tammy and the Bachelor, and it went to number one on the strength of pure sweetness.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tammy peaked in the 1960s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
916 people · the #8,784 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 33
Among people named Tammy 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 Tammy
Most people given the name Tammy in the United States were born between 1960 and 1979. The Tammy 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.
The Tammy deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Tammy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Tammy fits with your family’s names and surname.
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