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Origin & history of Tammy1
Hebrew roots
Tammy comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Palm tree, upright and graceful.
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How popular is Tammy?
1963
peak year
Tammy hit its high-water mark in 1963, when it became one of the country's most popular names — #12 nationally, with 21,193 babies given the name that year. It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1934, roughly 29 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3932) today, averaging about 41 new babies per year. Tammy has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 333,366 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
21,193
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #12)
(ranked #12)
41
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
410
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
333,366
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tammy9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
T2
A1
M4
M4
Y7
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Tammy🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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