Is Tammy a boy or girl name?
Tammy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Tammy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 333,366 US babies named Tammy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,862
- Babies named Tammy since 1934
- 333,366
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 21,240 babies
Boys and girls named Tammy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | 31 | 83.8% |
| 1940s | 0 | 490 | 100% |
| 1950s | 166 | 29,179 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 614 | 182,224 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 457 | 98,830 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 129 | 15,648 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 20 | 3,312 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,561 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 545 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,862 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,349 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,007 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,402 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,156 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,066 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,869 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,694 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,586 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,074 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,611 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,815 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,768 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,494 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,415 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,307 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,184 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,097 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,108 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,086 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,407 | 205 | #1,004 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 254 | #841 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 237 | #864 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 225 | #878 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 272 | #752 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 327 | #656 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 358 | #630 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 442 | #533 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,463 | 442 | #528 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,325 | 550 | #450 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,850 | 590 | #422 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,344 | 719 | #343 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,487 | 864 | #284 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,425 | 1,007 | #257 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,371 | 1,196 | #217 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,090 | 1,507 | #181 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,661 | 1,782 | #158 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,462 | 2,263 | #134 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,456 | 2,586 | #117 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,718 | 3,134 | #96 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,887 | 3,758 | #79 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,195 | 4,070 | #67 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,818 | 5,310 | #55 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,568 | 6,228 | #41 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,277 | 7,528 | #31 |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,060 | 9,238 | #24 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,350 | 11,245 | #15 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,048 | 14,211 | #11 |
| 1971 | 62 | #1,042 | 17,656 | #8 |
| 1970 | 87 | #867 | 19,586 | #8 |
| 1969 | 79 | #868 | 19,051 | #9 |
| 1968 | 72 | #860 | 20,060 | #8 |
| 1967 | 74 | #834 | 18,651 | #8 |
| 1966 | 61 | #937 | 18,620 | #8 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,333 | 18,012 | #11 |
| 1964 | 76 | #880 | 20,045 | #10 |
| 1963 | 47 | #1,137 | 21,193 | #12 |
| 1962 | 64 | #952 | 16,746 | #23 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,092 | 15,529 | #28 |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,043 | 14,317 | #31 |
| 1959 | 58 | #1,018 | 13,707 | #31 |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,126 | 9,988 | #44 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,362 | 4,365 | #107 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,894 | 255 | #593 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,473 | 191 | #681 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 194 | #668 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,764 | 177 | #679 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,079 | 121 | #835 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 89 | #994 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 92 | #936 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 84 | #982 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 78 | #992 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 86 | #963 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,177 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,183 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,200 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,420 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,531 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,379 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,840 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,200 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,498 | 6 | #4,300 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,853 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,136 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,892 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tammy reached #834 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #8 in 1966. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tammy
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.