Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tamy isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 623
- 0 boys · 623 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 908 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tamy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tamy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tammy
Tammy is connected with Tamara and Tamsin in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Terri
“a harvester” · “learned”
>99% girls
Tamera
“date palm”
>99% girls
Mimi
Mimi is used as a given name and a surname. Mimi is connected with Maria.
>99% girls
Toni
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
8% boys · 92% girls
Teddie
“a wealthy protector” · “God”
16% boys · 84% girls
Jani
“God is gracious”
4% boys · 96% girls
Cami
“crooked nose”
>99% girls