Tammie
Tammie was the 14756th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 160th; the most babies were born in 1963 (2,246). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,475 places. More babies were named Tammie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Tammy) pet form of Tamsin or Tamara · English, Aramaic, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #14,756 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19632,246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 35,514babies recorded
What does the name Tammie mean?
Tammie is a spelling of Tammy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Tammy's meaning and origin.
Tammy is a pet form of Tamsin (a Cornish form of Thomasina) and Tamara, as Wiktionary notes, and was later used for new names beginning with Tam-. Thomasina is the feminine of Thomas, from Aramaic teʾoma 'twin'; Tamara is from Hebrew tamar 'date palm'. The 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor and its hit song helped make it very popular in the 1960s.
תְּאוֹמָא (teʾoma) (Aramaic, “twin”)תָּמָר (tamar) (Hebrew, “date palm”)
How sure is this? Well established. Which full name a Tammy comes from varies.
Related names: Tamsin, Tamara, Tami, Thomasina.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tammy', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Thomas', DMNES (Durham University)
Tammie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 134 since 1959.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,756 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #10,395 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,774 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,171 | 60 |
| 1980 | #562 | 333 |
| 1970 | #175 | 1,880 |
| 1960 | #185 | 2,070 |
| 1950 | #3,401 | 11 |
| 1940 | #3,829 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tammie, counting every spelling?
Tammie is a spelling of Tammy, a name family that had 59 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tammie?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tammie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tammie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tammie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tammie?
About 31,600 people born in the US named Tammie are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 54 and 64. That makes Tammie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tammie by state
How common Tammie was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (2.5×), Tennessee (2.5×), South Carolina (2.3×), Nevada (2.3×), Oklahoma (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tammie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tammie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tammie
What does Tammie mean?
Tammie is a spelling of Tammy, which means “pet form of Tamsin or Tamara” (English, Aramaic, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tammie?
Tammie was the 14756th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 160th; the most babies were born in 1963 (2,246). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,475 places. More babies were named Tammie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Tammie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tammie in the US.
Where was Tammie most popular?
In 1961–1965, Tammie was most common in Arkansas (2.64 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and South Carolina.