Tammi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAM-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Tammi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “date palm”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tammi mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Tammy; pet form of Tamara, also of Tamsin and Thomasina
“date palm”
Took off after the 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor, whose song 'Tammy' was a number-one hit.
Meaning borrowed from Tammy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tammi a girl's or a boy's name?
Tammi is a girls' name.
How popular is Tammi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tammi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tammi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 2 | #7,600 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 2 | #7,640 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Tammi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1968, with 873 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Tammi in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tammi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 34 | #3,098 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 79 | #1,580 |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,784 |
| 1985 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 126 | #1,098 |
| 1983 | 133 | #1,044 |
| 1982 | 151 | #981 |
| 1981 | 180 | #864 |
| 1980 | 213 | #772 |
| 1979 | 232 | #718 |
| 1978 | 214 | #731 |
| 1977 | 297 | #581 |
| 1976 | 350 | #509 |
| 1975 | 360 | #499 |
| 1974 | 466 | #420 |
| 1973 | 581 | #366 |
| 1972 | 717 | #326 |
| 1971 | 745 | #340 |
| 1970 | 853 | #318 |
| 1969 | 813 | #315 |
| 1968 | 873 | #297 |
| 1967 | 665 | #348 |
| 1966 | 516 | #408 |
| 1965 | 625 | #362 |
| 1964 | 634 | #382 |
| 1963 | 663 | #378 |
| 1962 | 600 | #382 |
| 1961 | 600 | #393 |
| 1960 | 525 | #425 |
| 1959 | 514 | #416 |
| 1958 | 361 | #505 |
| 1957 | 176 | #751 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
Names like Tammi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tori, Kiki, Mhairi, Bambi, Suki, Miri, Mairi, Bibi, Lowri, Taiba, Joni, Demi
Names related to Tammi
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tammi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tammi, updated 20 October 2026.