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Tami

Girl name

Tami has been given to 38,017 babies in the U.S. since 1942. It peaked in 1959.

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Japanese たみ (Tami).

Origin: Japanese

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

38,017

Peak year

1959 (2,746 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1942

10-year trend

▲ +50%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Tami.

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