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Tammy

Girl

Origin of the name

Tammy is a pet form of Tamara or Thomasina.

Short-lived name

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1963 was its best year: 21,199 births, or 1 baby in 187. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 3644. 55% of all babies named Tammy since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
332,015births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 12rank at its peak, in 1963

Where babies named Tammy are born

1963

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The darker the blue, the more common Tammy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tammy is most common in West Virginia (2.4 times), Vermont (2) and Maine (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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