Is Tami a boy or girl name?
Tami was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 38,004 US babies named Tami were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,288
- Babies named Tami since 1942
- 38,004
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 2,746 babies
Boys and girls named Tami, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 | 152 | 88.9% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,900 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 20 | 18,443 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 41 | 9,678 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,961 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 521 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 169 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,225 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,433 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,474 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,774 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,896 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,418 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,926 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,357 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,113 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,766 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,074 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,485 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,059 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,226 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,825 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,365 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,173 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,652 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,672 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,960 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,073 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,355 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,869 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,625 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,014 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,581 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,448 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,126 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,748 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,687 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,321 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,185 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 174 | #943 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 251 | #717 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 248 | #706 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 296 | #603 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 358 | #531 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,254 | 405 | #500 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 455 | #467 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 527 | #419 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 651 | #354 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,649 | 619 | #350 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,541 | 622 | #355 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 710 | #318 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 832 | #289 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,155 | 947 | #268 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,001 | #252 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,935 | 1,288 | #215 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,854 | 1,452 | #208 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,802 | 1,556 | #206 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,954 | 1,533 | #206 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,659 | #191 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,488 | #207 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,534 | #203 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,721 | #192 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,546 | 1,733 | #205 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 2,079 | #184 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,561 | 2,209 | #177 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 2,227 | #174 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,545 | 2,260 | #176 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,513 | 2,741 | #154 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,829 | #191 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 850 | #315 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 128 | #884 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 105 | #976 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,072 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,287 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,348 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,880 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,999 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,147 | 30 | #1,763 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,644 |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,070 | 29 | #1,817 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,488 | 24 | #1,912 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,897 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,121 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,777 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,086 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tami reached #3,070 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #154 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tami
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.