Tami Girl

How popular is Tami?

#8,360 girl name in 2025

12 baby girls were named Tami in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.

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34,512living people named Tami (est.)
60median age of people named Tami
38,017babies named Tami since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025

Tami popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#8,360 for girls (▲ 2757 from 2024)
Babies in 202512 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+50% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#11,830 in 2015
Peak year1959 (2,741 girls)
Highest rank#154 in 1959
First recorded1942
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Tami counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tammy family of names ranked #2,165 for girls in 2025 (#2,852 the year before), with 59 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Tammy 41 69%
Tami 12 20%
Tammie 6 10%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Tami by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1940s152#1,620
1950s5,900#154
1960s18,442#174
1970s9,678#206
1980s2,961#419
1990s522#1,666
2000s169#4,559
2010s66#9,707
2020s37#8,360

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Questions

Is Tami a boy or girl name?
Tami is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tami were girls.
How popular is the name Tami?
12 baby girls were named Tami in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
When was Tami most popular?
Tami peaked in 1959, when 2,741 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #154 in 1959.
How many people are named Tami?
38,017 babies have been named Tami in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,512 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 60.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.