Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Tammy

TAM-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Twin or palm tree, diminutive of Tamara or Tamsin
Language
English
Culture
English;Aramaic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
diminutive · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4862
2024 births28
Peak year1963
First appeared1934
Total US births331,974
1963 peak19341957197920022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TamTammi
Alternate spellings
TamiTammieTammey
In other languages
Tamara (Russian)Tamar (Hebrew)

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Tammy Wynette (singer)
Tammy Faye Bakker (TV personality)
Tammy Duckworth (senator)
Tammy Baldwin (senator)